What if I had told you the following things on March 28, 2019?
- Three of the Cubs’ five starting pitchers would spend significant time on the injured list
- Four of the eight Opening Day relievers would be completely out of the organization by September 10
- The Cubs would have to call up Nico Hoerner to play shortstop because they literally had no other choice, and Javier Baez would miss almost all of September
- The best hitter on the team after the All-Star break wouldn’t even be in the organization until July 31
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