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Why Cubs' failure to develop homegrown pitching just got more important

Two developments on an otherwise light day at Cubs training camp Thursday highlighted the biggest baseball concern the Cubs face in a 60-game season, even if they’re able to keep their entire roster healthy and coronavirus-free.

Pitching depth.

It was shaky back in March when the team was preparing for a normal six-month season.

And watching Jose Quintana play catch Thursday for the first time since surgery July 2 to repair a damaged nerve in his thumb was just one more reminder of how that depth has only become a bigger problem since then.