As talented as some of these guys are, the Cubs offense – as a whole – is broken. It has been for some time, but a piece meal approach to the offseason in recent years has led to the same issues surfacing in each of the previous three Septembers.
I thought, given a shortened 60-game season, Chicago’s bats might avoid their annual September swoon. Alas, that’s not been the case. The change from Joe Maddon to David Ross in the dugout wasn’t enough for this core – largely the same group that helped win a World Series in 2016 – make the necessary changes at the dish.