Why you should keep watching the Cubs: Darwin Barney

The Cubs’ best player so far this year is also what the rest of the season figures to be all about. He’s one of the best reasons to keep paying attention, the leading example of why there might be hope for this rebuild/patchwork process by next year. And two months into a season already circling the National League drain, he’s the Cubs’ best early bet for any kind of postseason recognition. And Darwin Barney’s not even on the All-Star ballot. Darwin Barney? That’s how far the shortstop-turned-second baseman — the utility prospect-turned-key starter — has come in the last three …