Can the Cubs Defy the Odds and Prevent a Crushing Sweep in Minnesota?

The Cubs have been one of the better teams all season, and I give the majority of that credit to two areas: The offense, and the bullpen. If this team had a reliable starting staff, I think they would need to be considered for a likely World Series run. As it is, they are at least likely to make the playoffs at the moment. That doesn’t mean they definitely make it, or that we should start printing t-shirts, but the lineup has very few holes, and has been balanced much of the year. They have a potential MVP candidate in Pete Crow-Armstrong, and even after slowing down from his hot start, Kyle Tucker has been very good for Chicago. He may not get that 500 million or whatever he was/is expecting, but Tucker still should be resigned if the Cubs want to win for a sustained period of time. At the deadline, they will need to find some starting pitching help because right now their starters are just not very reliable. They aren’t terrible either – a guy like Colin Rea who starts today is a good example. He is 4-3 for the season with a 1.31 WHIP and a 4.13 ERA. He has some starts where he is great, and others where he struggles. His most recent start – great. He went 6.2 innings, allowed just two hits, and one earned run which was on a solo homer. He also has had times where he allowed six earned runs in back-to-back starts against the Reds. He hasn’t faced the Twins much, holding them to just three hits in 15 at-bats. 

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