If you haven’t noticed the heartfelt play by the Chicago Cubs since the All-Star game, maybe we should check your heart and your vision. Without a doubt, the Cubs stepped up their play knowing two things: the trade deadline was July 31, and they had roughly three weeks before Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations, Theo Epstein had to make a decision about their fate.
Epstein immediately began analyzing the team, coaches, players and of course, gameplay. As suspected, most of Epstein’s horseman: Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Willson Contreras, Victor Caratini, and Jason Heyward came through for him and helped shine a light of poor performances.