The Cubs are mired in a stretch of baseball more ashen than the Chicago air, though I’d like to avoid further commentary on the specifics of their lifeless play. The fact remains that they should be buying at the deadline, or at least not selling off everything that isn’t nailed down, as a means by which to improve over the long term. Though ubiquitous rebuilds have led to fans becoming unshakeably enamored with picking up prospects, that’s far from a surefire path to contention.
Even if it works, you’re typically waiting a while for the resultant impact at the big league level, and the Cubs are not at a point where they can keep looking past tomorrow in favor of next week.