Can you believe the Cubs are one-sixth of the way through this season already? The first 10 games are hardly a blip on the radar in a timeline without a global pandemic, but they’re a huge chunk of the short season. Luckily for the Cubs, they’ve avoided a repeat of last year’s slow start en route to one of baseball’s best records.
In this new weekly column, we’ll be digging into some of the trend lines that are either emerging or continuing. Please strap it on with me as we check out some early Cubs storylines.
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Starting pitchers’ success
Kyle Hendricks‘ complete-game shutout may have seemed like a singular superb effort, but it actually served as a meaningful tone-setter for this group.