When the Cubs built their championship core, the team chose to build around a group of homegrown position players, filling their rotation needs via trades and free agency. Because of that, the challenge in recent years has been developing homegrown starting pitching.
The Cubs have begun their next chapter post-World Series core and it’s their homegrown pitching that could help expedite their rebuild as they enter this next phase.
Justin Steele burst onto the scene earlier this season as a member of the Cubs’ bullpen and after impressing as a reliever, the young southpaw forced his way into the team’s rotation plans.