The Cubs recently went exactly one month between winning consecutive games and haven’t won three straight since late April. Another sign of that futility is that Shu014dta Imanaga‘s win on Sunday was the first recorded by a Cubs starter since Javier Assad on May 15 against the Braves, a stretch of 21 games. Speaking of Imanaga, his 11 walks are the fewest by any Cubs starter in his first 12 starts (since 1901) and his 72 strikeouts are fewer than only Kerry Wood (107 in 1998) and Mark Prior (86 in 2002).
Cubs’ Buy/Sell Decision Must Fall Much Earlier Than Trade Deadline
