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Cubs players have avoided comparing this year to last, despite a similar ride from good first month, to extended funk, to pre-trade deadline urgency.
“I’ve just kind of been solely focused on what’s going on in the now, just focusing on where my feet are in the moment,” said left-hander Justin Steele, who has ridden that mentality to a 1.80 ERA in his last seven starts. “I haven’t really thought about last season too much.”
As much as it sounds like cliche and deflection, the Cubs’ dismissal of the question has merit.