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Paul Zeise: The Pirates could be looking up at the Cubs for years

The Cubs may or may not win the World Series this year, but there is no argument to be made that they aren’t clearly the best team in baseball right now.

They lead the National League in ERA, they play reasonably good defense, they have a good bullpen, they lead the NL in average and are second in runs scored. Their run differential is +218. The next best team in the entire league is Washington at +139. The Cubs could go on a 10-game losing streak and still lead the NL Central Division by at least four games.