Chicago Cubs exec makes wild Pete Crow-Armstrong Hall of Fame comparison

The exec would go on to heap some hefty praise for the young talent, tossing around comparisons to some legendary MLB names.

“There are few things in our sport more fun to watch than a guy that’s a top-of-the-scale athlete play baseball,” Hoyer said. “I think about when you’re young and you watch the Rickey Hendersons and the Eric Davises — the guys that can really run and have power. That’s what he’s turning into right in front of our eyes.”

That’s indeed some mighty high company to keep– a legendary Hall of Famer in Henderson and a cusp-of-HOF Davis–  for a player less than halfway into his sophomore year and who, last season, had to be sent to the minors for retooling.

Greatness In The Works?

But how can one deny what they’re seeing, as it plays out right before their eyes? Coming into Sunday’s game, PCA is 6-for-10 in the first two games of the White Sox series, with 8 RBIs, a stolen base, and a home run.

And not only are the numbers amazing, but so is the emotion the kid brings to the field.

“I’d like to say it’s passion rather than emotion,” Crow-Armstrong corrected, when a reporter asked about that emotion following Friday’s 13-3 rout over the White Sox. “I think passion is when you see, like, the real joy. Emotion kind of goes both ways, where it’s sometimes what takes me, anybody, out of a game.”

The kid is even tuned into the nuances of the Cubs-Sox crosstown rivalry, tossing in a subtle dig at the South Siders in the next breath.

“Starting the way we started today feels great. It’s nice seeing the crosstown fans leave early.”

The Chicago Cubs’ Shining Young Star

What’s not to love about PC– the energy, the enthusiasm, the multi-faceted aspect to his game?

“He’s definitely got that ‘it’ factor,” starting pitcher Jameson Taillon told The Athletic earlier this month. “He likes playing in the big moments, he likes performing on the big stages. It’s been a lot of fun.”

“I think it’s cool he’s got a pretty good personality,” Taillon added. “I feel like he hasn’t lost that at all. That’s a testament to everyone in the Cubs org for letting him shine bright. A lot of times young guys, people want to tell ’em to stay quiet or whatever. I feel like we’ve done a good job of being like, ‘No, go be yourself, go be a dude, be a star.’”

And, so far, Crow-Armstrong is doing just that.