Last January, I posted five bold predictions for the 2023 Cubs.
Since you’ve probably forgotten about those — I had, until now! — let’s take a look and see how I did.
Adbert Alzolay will become the Cubs closer and post 40 saves
Well... if David Ross had just taken my advice and made Alzolay the closer from Opening Day, maybe he would have posted 40 saves. Yes, I know he got hurt late and that prevented him from posting more than 22 saves, his final total.
On the other hand, Alzolay was basically anointed closer in early June, just about the time the Cubs started turning the season around.