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The Cubs will likely use last season’s formula to piece together their bullpen.
In baseball, you can live and die by the bullpen. In 60 regular season games last summer we saw how this concept impacted the Chicago Cubs.
Sure there’s plenty of other factors that influence the outcome like offense, starting pitching, etc., but more often than not the guys coming out of the pen will decide the game. If you don’t believe me ask the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 2020 Cubs bullpen consisted mostly of hit-or-miss veteran middle relievers and a few solid arms at the backend.