As the Chicago Cubs trudge closer and closer to the end of a difficult season, there seems to be very little to take solace in from this iteration of the ballclub. While some of the younger players have flashed the potential to be future contributors, the team is still in wait-and-see mode, as they hope to find their next core through a combination of free agency and minor leaguers on the rise.
While players like Frank Schwindel and Rafael Ortega are certainly fun players to watch in the short-term, they really don’t project as much more than stop-gaps for future contenders.