The Cubs are currently on a six-game winning streak, and while everything is fine and dandy right now, they’re just 10 days removed from being swept by the Reds, leaving everyone most thinking this Cubs team just doesn’t have the same magic they did in 2016. Make no mistake, this Cubs team is good. Very, very good. But like all contenders at the trade deadline, the Cubs will likely find themselves gaining a new face come July 31.
Despite somewhat down seasons from Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant, the offense seems to be clicking on all cylinders, leading the National League in runs per game and having scored at least five runs in their last eight games.