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Stats help explain Cubs' second-half slump

MLB.com Cubs reporter Jordan Bastian discusses why a healthy Kris Bryant will be crucial for the team's success in 2019

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Much has been made of the way the Cubs' offense sputtered over the final two months of last season. It is one of the primary reasons fans have been repeatedly clicking refresh on rumor roundups all offseason, hoping to see the North Siders linked even remotely to a certain blockbuster free agent of Nationals fame.