A "leadoff platoon" is a great idea for the Cubs.

Last season was a disappointment for Cubs fans, but I can think of at least one good thing that came as a result: Alfonso Soriano is no longer in the leadoff spot. The guy was never leadoff material. But for some reason, up until last season he would always seem to struggle when moved down in the order as a Cub. According to Yahoo! Sports' situational stats, he was hitless in 10 lower-in-the-order at bats in 2008, and went 6-for-37 (.162 batting average) in similar situations in 2007. Of course, you and I know that's far too small a sample size to consider meaningful, but it was enough for Lou to keep Soriano at the top. That is, until last season, when Fonzi hit .228 out of the one-hole. With Soriano now seemingly entrenched in the 6th spot, Lou has an opportunity to place high on-base guys in the leadoff spot to start the season. Today, it was announced (to great tweetfare -- get it, like fanfare?) that Ryan Theriot and Kosuke Fukudome would get the bulk of that newly ...