NEW YORK -- Joe Maddon had a big idea to turn around his slumping Chicago Cubs. How big? About 240 pounds, right at the top of the batting order. "It just worked out perfectly," Maddon said. Backed by ...

Anthony Rizzo's 6-foot-3, 240-pound frame didn't stop him from batting leadoff for 14 games last season, and the Cubs first baseman said he would like to be more versatile in the field as well as at ...