The Cubs are 16-10 and come into the weekend well-rested after a two-game sweep of the Dodgers that was bookended by days off. Almost everything is clicking for Craig Counsell‘s crew, save for third base and the bullpen. It’s not just that they’ve gotten subpar performances from those areas, it’s the lack of consistency. Being able to find a regular cadence in the ‘pen and having the hot corner held down by the same person on a semi-regular basis would be nice.
In the meantime, the Cubs will have to keep getting strong starts and a bunch of offense to ensure the other issues remain merely inconvenient.