Recently there have been reports indicating the Chicago Cubs are in a gentle decline and I couldn’t disagree more. To say Chicago is in decline because they have struggled to get into the postseason the past two years is not a fair assessment of what this group has done and is capable of doing.
Reporting also points to the fact that because the team decided to invest in developing players already on the roster, Theo Epstein and the front office ignored traditional player development and so spent millions in free agency. Reports say that for all that investment, the club didn’t even make the 2019 postseason.