I’m kind of sick of saying to myself, “Well, at least the Brewers lost.” I find no consolation in losing and I am starting to think that maybe PECOTA was accurate in its projections for this year. The Cubs are playing like a sub-.500 team and the NL Central is almost as compact as forecast. I find myself envious of the Twins, Dodgers, Astros and Yankees, all teams with at least 50 wins already. The Cubs seem like they will be forever stuck in the 40-45 win range.
Is it possible this team just overachieved in 2016 and that, as fans, we should feel far more lucky than entitled?