Chicago Cubs: Wade Davis will play a big factor in Cubs quest to repeat

The Chicago Cubs needed Aroldis Chapman in order to win in 2016. The Cubs need Wade Davis in 2017, but might not need to rely as heavily on him.

Closers in baseball can be tough to find. It’s not an easy job as the pitcher is provided with very little margin for error when they pitch. The Chicago Cubs have struggled to find a really good closer over the years. Sure, longtime fans remember Lee Smith, but most fans want to forget Carlos Marmol, Kevin Gregg and even Joe Borowski from more recent years.

In fact, Carlos Marmol is third on the Cubs all-time save leaders list with 117. Only Lee Smith (180) and Bruce Sutter (133) have more. The Cubs never seemed to really be focused on finding a top…