WASHINGTON – The Cubs don’t have the pitching equivalent of a Javier Baez or a Kyle Schwarber down in the minors.
There’s no first-round pick on the verge of joining the rotation, no obvious future No. 1 starter ready to live up to the Baseball America hype, no one for Cubs fans and the Chicago media to obsess over right now.
Theo Epstein’s front office will be looking to upgrade the rotation between now and the July 31 trade deadline, because Friday’s 7-5 loss to the Washington Nationals again showed why the Cubs will need more to stay relevant into October.