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Cubs look to regroup during All-Star break
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High-level internet research reveals that the Cubs in 2016 won 103 games and the World Series. They did so with a young, under-control core, and as such the expectation would be that the North Siders would remain a baseball juggernaut in 2017. Well, we're more than halfway through the regular season, and a glance at the current standings reveals that the Cubs are below .500 and 4 1/2 games behind the upstart Brewers in the NL Central.
Peer a bit more closely, and you'll find that the Cubs seem to be in pronounced need of rotation upgrades and middle-relief depth.