Fansided · Jan 11, 2019
Chicago Cubs: Looking back at a woeful, but improving 2013 team
Last week, we took a look at the 2012 Chicago Cubs (an unmitigated disaster). Now, we’ll focus on the 2013 club – which showed signs of improvement.
The 2012 campaign saw the Chicago Cubs lose 101 games. In 2013 they improved on that a little, losing only 96, but the talent level and play on the field was still abysmal. At this point in Theo Epstein’s revolution, it was about draft picks and loading up the farm system.
For those interested, the 2013 Pythagorean record was 71-91, so five games better than how they finished. Fielding much of the same roster as 2012, the 2013 club was just trudging along, but a mid-year trade changed the future of the organization for years to come.