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10 Thoughts on the Chicago Cubs
Overall, things look good.
The Cubs recently blew an 8–0 lead over the San Diego Padres. It was one of the worst collapses in team history. Yes, the team has a bullpen problem. The team has been hitting, but injuries to the pitching staff has put a hurting on the team.
Still, the team is sitting at 7–5, which is not bad, all things considered. Here are ten thoughts on the state of the early season Cubs.
1: Ben Brown looks to be the real thing. The Cubs could use some help in the rotation and the bullpen. Brown looks like he could help in either area. Don’t be shocked if Brown is the Cubs closer in the not too distant future.
2: Kyle Hendricks looks to be toast. And I hate to say that. For many of us, Kyle is a favorite. He just doesn’t have the stuff to be an effective major league pitcher.
3: Javier Assad needs to be in the starting rotation. Assad seems to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the Cubs staff. While Assad has clearly outperformed Jameson Taillon and Kyle Hendricks, he seems to get slighted when it comes to opportunity. Last season the Cubs lost out on the playoffs by one game. In large part it was because of their insistence on playing older over the hill guys instead of younger, better performing players.
