Chicago Cubs: Just how ramshackle will this roster be come August?

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The All-Star Break is right around the corner, and it will, of course, be followed by the trade deadline on July 30. Needless to say, the Chicago Cubs could field a lineup that looks wildly different in the final two months of the season should Jed Hoyer sell in a big way.

At this point, it appears near-impossible that Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, Craig Kimbrel and Kris Bryant will all still be Cubs come August 1. It’s still anyone’s bet who else might be gone but I think two-time All-Star Willson Contreras is certainly vulnerable also.

So who do we trot out there onto the lush grass of Wrigley during the final two months of the 2021 campaign? Here are some…