CHICAGO -- If the target painted on the Chicago Cubs faded just a touch before the All-Star break, when they briefly lost ownership of the best record in baseball, it reappeared with the addition of closer Aroldis Chapman. This is once again the team to beat, just as it was about five months ago when manager Joe Maddon said they would embrace the high expectations.
"We’re in a good position," right fielder Jason Heyward said Wednesday before the team headed out on the road. "And a good mental state. We’re getting everyone’s best every night, it feels like.