With 15 games played, the Chicago Cubs are only through about 10 percent of their 2021 season. By all rights, it should be too soon for definitive judgments.
It's not looking so good, however.
After winning the division for the third time in five years in 2020, the Cubs now find themselves in last place in the National League Central with a 6-9 record. They're specifically struggling at the plate, where they're hitting an MLB-low .192 and scoring just 3.4 runs per game.
Of course, this is happening on the heels of the Cubs taking their first steps into a rebuild over the winter by waving goodbye to chief executive Theo Epstein and stars like Yu Darvish, Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber.