The Chicago Cubs were firing on all cylinders in Monday night's 17-3 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers, with Alex Bregman, Clay Holmes, and Tyrone Taylor leading the charge.
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The Chicago Cubs have a serious pitching problem as they enter the last month of the regular season, and they must figure out their ideal playoff rotation if they wish to make a deep run in October.
The Cubs will have offseason decisions to make with outfielders Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki, and while the decisions can seem difficult, there is a clear course of action to take.
Luther Burden's injury scare at Bears practice highlighted why Chicago can ill afford to lose the second-year receiver for significant time.
Despite playing excellent baseball as of late, the Chicago Cubs remain 5.5 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. In order to make a push at them, the Cubs need to sweep their upcoming series against bad teams.
The Chicago Bears had a decision to make in the first round of the NFL draft. With many positions of need including defensive line and wide receiver, Poles and the Bears ended up selecting safety Dillon Thieneman. This decision may have saved them.
Despite an otherwise successful trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs made a rather puzzling move in trading for pitcher Braxton Garrett, especially given the fact that they had to give up #10 prospect, Jonathon Long.
The Jameson Taillon era may be over in Chicago, as the Cubs will have better options returning and cannot afford to continue losing games in this fashion.
The Cubs desperately need pitching help at the trade deadline. There was a possibility of an Aroldis Chapman reunion, but with the Red Sox have becoming trade deadline buyers, Chicago will need to look elsewhere for bullpen help
Pete Crow-Armstrong is having an MVP-level season, but he didn't make the NL All-Star final ballot. His snub exposes major flaws in MLB's fan voting system.
Matthew Boyd's strong return gives the Cubs a much-needed boost after Ben Brown landed on the injured list, but Chicago's pitching concerns remain.