After yesterday’s double helping of half-assery, the Cubs are back at it on Sunday night for the fourth of five games against the Cardinals. Though they’re still looking down at the rest of the NL Central, the whole organization appears to be splashing around in a vain attempt to tread water. There’s no better example of this than Steven Souza Jr. being DFA’d between games of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Not that designating a .148 hitter with a 48% strikeout rate was puzzling in and of itself, mind you. The real head-scratcher is that he was in the starting lineup against a right-handed pitcher in the first game, especially since the team already knew he was going to be gone afterwards.