For more than a month, insiders throughout the league boldly proclaimed that the Chicago Cubs would be among the busiest teams in the league leading up to the trade deadline - and it was clear what this team needed above all else: a top-end starting pitcher.
But instead of pushing the chips in on the one season we know Kyle Tucker will be here, Jed Hoyer did what he does best and played things conservative, with the team's only rotation depth coming in the form of oft-injured right-hander Michael Soroka. So, here we are, strapping ourselves in for the stretch run, hoping and praying this Cubs roster has enough to overcome Milwaukee and make a run come October.