A brief look at the Cubs’ NL Central rivals

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty ImagesDuring a normal Spring Training, I would by now have written a brief article about each of the 20 teams the Cubs would be facing in the upcoming season.

Obviously, this is not a normal Spring Training. With the uncertainty about when things would begin, and with the large number of free agents still out there when things did finally get started two weeks ago, it wasn’t possible to do that.

Instead, here’s a brief look at each of the Cubs’ four NL Central rivals. Please note the word “brief” above. This is not intended to be any sort of in-depth preview, just an overview.

Honestly, I don’t know how they do this. I’ve used the phrase “pixie dust” before and,…