Cubs Analysis

The Chicago Cubs reeled off a string of victories in late July, all but forcing the front office to make additions to a potential playoff contender, but those measures can’t help but feel unfinished as the MLB trade deadline passes.

The Chicago Cubs, fresh off an eight-game winning streak that vaulted them back into National League Central contention, went out and acquired Jeimer Candelario from the Washington Nationals on Monday.

The start of the 2023 Crosstown Classic is just days away as the Cubs will take on the White Sox from Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday night.

Even though it is still three weeks until the MLB trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs have not signaled whether they will be buyers or sellers, but as the second half of the season gets underway, it’s useful to determine players could be moved by the club.

After splitting a wild four games in Milwaukee against the rival Brewers, the Cubs head the Big Apple for a high-profile interleague matchup, taking on the New York Yankees in the Bronx for three games.

Discussions have swirled over whether the Chicago Cubs should be buyers or sellers at the MLB trade deadline, and while we still have just under a month until that date, this week is unquestionably the most important measuring stick to help make that determination.

This season has been filled with plenty of questions for Cubs fans as the team tries to re-open a window for postseason contention. How will free agent signees Dansby Swanson and Cody Bellinger fare in Chicago? Should the team hold onto Marcus Stroman to build around, or trade him at the deadline? Is this team actually good? Many of those…...

Beneath the fanfare of not moving the team’s two high-profile offensive trade chips, the Cubs quietly made an exchange with the eventual pennant-winners that is looming large in the early months of 2023.