Pete Crow-Armstrong Names Teammate 'Best Player' After NLDS Win vs Brewers

Busch has been a rally-starter for Chicago all season long, and this consistency has been a key component to his club making it this deep into the postseason. In fact, it's hard to imagine the Cubs would have made it to the NLDS in the first place if not for Busch's contributions.

Pete Crow-Armstrong Gives Michael Busch His Flowers After Cubs NLDS Win

The first few months of the season were all about Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker for the Cubs, as these two guys were both playing at an MVP-caliber level. However, both cooled off considerably after the All-Star break, and Chicago was carried largely by Busch, Ian Happ, and Nico Hoerner in the regular season's second half.

Crow-Armstrong made a strong claim when speaking about Busch to Marquee Sports Network after Wednesday's big win.

"Pure joy," PCA said when asked what his reaction to Busch's first-inning home run was, per an X post from Marquee Sports Network. "I think I shared the reaction with the rest of the stadium. I mean, he hit that ball so hard, but he hit it so high, so I didn't know if it was gonna get out.

"Leave it to Michael Busch to get it going for us. He has just done such a good job of that all year. He has been our best player all year," Crow-Armstrong continued. "So I'm following whatever he decides to lead us by."

This is extremely high praise from PCA. However, Busch's team-high .866 OPS would back up PCA's claim about him being their best player this season.

But Chicago will need more than just Busch to contribute if they're to upset Milwaukee over the next two games and advance to the NLCS.