You would think that with three All-Stars, and several that were in the ‘Starters Election,’ the Chicago Cubs would be better than where they sit at 45-40. But the entire division is close, only a handful of games separating the top from the bottom.
We ‘know’ that this team is better than this. That they ‘should’ break out soon and start winning games. Joe Maddon has made a habit off it in the second half. The thing is if this team stays the same–what if they don’t?
The Cubs went and signed Craig Kimbrel, proactively ‘solving’ their closer issue.