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Just case you needed any reassurance that the Chicago Cubs need pitching help desperately, they gave up 17 runs in Friday’s Crosstown Classic matchup against the White Sox. Keegan Thompson was pulled early in this one after allowing four earned runs after just two innings. To be fair, two defensive errors should have seen the inning come to an end but regardless, only one more run that came across the plate was unearned as the Sox doused the Cubs for nine runs in the third.
Though no one expects the Cubs to do anything special this year as they have pretty much become a battering ram for teams to pick up a couple games in the standings, the fact remains: if Chicago doesn’t address pitching in the form of free agency this offseason, this team will not find success.