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It’s hard to turn waste into gold and it’s tough to find excitement in what the Chicago Cubs did to their club at the trade deadline (and prior to) just a few weeks ago. Just 1-14 in August since the trade deadline dust settled, the Cubs are officially a really bad team.
Not that they were tearing the cover off the ball and playing great baseball before all the stars and core members were traded away, but at least they were fielding a lineup with guys that fans actually knew.