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Theo Epstein shoots down trade rumors involving Cubs

What’s the problem with the Cubs?

That’s a question everyone is asking about a team that was favored to win its division even before adding Yu Darvish just before spring training.

Instead the Cubs head into Memorial Day weekend with a modest 25-21 record, trailing the first-place Brewers by 3½ games.

“It’s complicated,” President Theo Epstein said before Friday’s game against the Giants. “We’re always trying to figure it out. If we all knew how to get the absolute most out of our ability every single day, we’d all be doing something else.