Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel went 1-for-4 in Sunday's blowout loss against the Chicago White Sox. Schwindel's lone hit was a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning off of Dylan Cease and it would be the only run the Cubs were able to put up in an embarrassing loss. Schwindel became the Cubs first baseman after they dealt Anthony Rizzo during their fire sale a month ago and he been putting up solid numbers. Schwindel is now hitting a respectable .310 with six home runs and 20 on the season. Schwindel provides his best value in the deepest of mixed leagues at the moment.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss versus the Miami Marlins. Schwindel took Elieser Hernandez deep for the Cubs only run in the top of the sixth inning. Schwindel has been getting a fair amount of playing time at first base with Anthony Rizzo being dealt to the New York Yankees and he has made the most of his opportunity thus far. Schwindel started the season with the Oakland Athletics, but has mainly played in Triple-A for both the A's and Cubs. Between both teams at the big league level, Schwindel is hitting .303 with five home runs and 16 RBI in 66 at-bats. Schwindel has been swinging a hot bat of late and has now homered in three of his last four games. Schwindel doesn't offer much long term appeal, but he can be considered in deeper mixed leagues for now.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel pinch-hit in Thursday's blowout loss versus the Milwaukee Brewers and went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a solo home run. Schwindel hit his third homer of the season off of Daniel Norris in the bottom of the seventh inning, but it wouldn't come close to getting the Cubs back into the game. Schwindel didn't start on Thursday, but he's gotten his fair share of playing time at first base with Anthony Rizzo being dealt to the New York Yankees. Schwindel started the season with the Oakland Athletics, but has gotten most of his at-bats with the Cubs and is hitting .283 with three home runs and 10 RBI between the two clubs in 53 at-bats. Schwindel has been swinging well of late, but can remain on the waiver wire in most formats.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a two-run home run in Friday's loss versus the Chicago White Sox. Schwindel is one of the many new faces in the Cubs lineup and has started the last four games at first base for the club. Schwindel has a minimum of one hit in the last four games with three RBI. The career journeyman appears to be the Cubs first baseman at the moment and has hit .243 with two home runs and six RBI in 37 at-bats between the Oakland Athletics and Cubs. Schwindel was hitting .296 with 17 homers and 49 RBI in Triple-A this season and is a dart throw in most formats moving forward.