A couple of weeks remain in the MLB postseason, but for the Chicago Cubs, it's time to start evaluating their options for the offseason. After falling just short of making the National League Championship Series, Jed Hoyer and the front office will have a lot of questions to answer with the roster to come back stronger in 2026. Not least among their worries is addressing a bullpen that's about to be dismantled by free agency.
Despite some early struggles, the Cubs built a mostly effective group once again from the scrap heap, ending with a middle-of-the-pack collective ERA of 3.