The Cubs have finally reached the All-Star break, and for many fans and players, it arrives as a welcome rest from the endless monotony that is the MLB season. The All-Star break is the official halfway point in the regular season, for everyone except Pete Crow-Armstrong, that is.
The 24 year old center fielder is the only Cubs player being sent to the All-Star game this season. He's also the one that I think most fans would select as the team's MVP for the first half of the season. PCA recently commented on the first half of the season in a locker room interview.
"This team that we have is capable ... I'm happy for a lot of the guys that really stepped up in here."
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 12, 2026
PCA reflects on the Cubs' first half of the season. pic.twitter.com/gcYYuTMFM2
"I think it definitely shows that this clubhouse, this team that we have right now is capable, is super capable. And, you know, depending on bodies coming back into the mix in the second half, I think that only helps really... I love where we're at."Pete Crow-Armstrong
The fact that the Cubs have reached the mid point of the season and are still in relative contention, despite everything that was thrown at them says something. Between having a three and a half pitchers on staff that are actually healthy, and some of the lower slumps that players have faced, the Cubs emerge still standing.
That's what PCA's comments really mean. When you boil away the hurdles that truly got in this team's way, you have a playoff caliber team, there's no doubt about it. If the Cubs had consistently had the pitchers to support the offense, something special could have been found. And on the flip side of that, when the bats got hot, the pitching faltered.
The Cubs have already proven they can weather just about anything the first half of the season could throw at them. Now, with reinforcements expected after the All-Star break, they'll have an opportunity to show that surviving adversity was only the beginning. If Crow-Armstrong is right, Chicago's best baseball may still be waiting on the other side of the break.
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