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Cubs News: Brailyn Marquez isn’t an answer to the lack of depth

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The Chicago Cubs are in for a long 2021 season if they fail to make any substantive additions to a deeply flawed roster – one that doesn’t even have a semblance of legitimate pitching depth.

Last year, the Cubs added top prospect Brailyn Marquez to the big league roster for the final game of the season. It wasn’t the debut either side had hoped for, as the hard-throwing lefty walked three and allowed a pair of hits, prompting five runs to cross the plate against the White Sox.