The Cubs have lost four of six following the break and they’ve scored just nine runs in those games while being shut out twice. That stumble should have finally instructed Jed Hoyer on how to handle the trade deadline, though every indication is that any deals will be aimed at competing next season. Of course, they were supposed to have been competing this year too. And last year.
This latest spate of ineptitude has dropped the Cubs’ playoff odds to a mere 5% with just a few days to go before the deadline. It’s probably for the best that they’ll be on the road for the next six games because that means we don’t have to be on #HugWatch during games played at Wrigley.