— sticks up finger to test the wind —
The postseason #narratives were clear before the Cubs got to the playoffs — what to do about the disappearing offense, how would several players bounce back from subpar campaigns, what the pitching staff would end up looking like...how soon Bryce Harper could sign on the bottom line, how soon Joe Maddon could be sent packing, whether it might be better to seek Manny Machado as the Addison Russell train was leaving, whether the Cubs could afford both Harper and Machado and still have the money for venti lattes and DJ LeMahieu.