The Cubs want to become buyers this summer.
After years of making sign-and-flip deals, and talking about the trade deadline in spring training, and having their best pitchers audition for other teams, the Cubs should be looking to add before July 31.
The Cubs are trending in the right direction and Wednesday night’s 8-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field won’t change that (though it did underline some issues with the pitching staff).
The Cubs closed out the month at 12-8, enjoying Joe Maddon’s anti-rules philosophy, welcoming mega-prospects Kris Bryant and Addison Russell, watching All-Stars Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro raise their games to another level and surviving Jon Lester’s slow start.