The Cubs’ 2019 season didn’t turn out the way any of us would have wanted it to.
I will take this opportunity to remind you that a lot of things went wrong even before the nine-game losing streak that killed the Cubs’ chances:
- Four significant starting position players on this team suffered injuries that either put them out of action for a lengthy period, or made their performance decline while they were playing, or both.
- Three of the five starting pitchers and several key relievers spent significant time on the injured list
- The Cubs never really had a lockdown closer, even after signing a guy who was supposed to be that pitcher.