The gaps in years between the Chicago Cubs winning another World Series and the possibility of them winning two in succession are quite different. It was a stunning 108 years in the first case, but still it has been 41 years, or since Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine in 1975-76, since any National League club has won World Series in consecutive years.
The Cubs certainly have an estimable nucleus in Most Valuable Player Kris Bryant, All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo and top-flight starters in Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks. Arrieta, Lester and No. 4 starter John Lackey, however, all are over 30 years old.