6/30 Cubs (Jake Arrieta's ghost) @ Brewers (someone named Ashby)

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On one hand, this is a team that has either been in the playoffs or been in contention until the last week of the year every year since 2015, so 6 years and 7 if they somehow turn it around. Third most wins in baseball going into this year over that stretch. Runs end, and this was always going to be a tough stretch after bringing up so much talent within a 12-18 month period.

 

On the other hand, the failure to draft/develop top end talent after that group is a main reason why I'm sitting here on an increasing empty boat saying that we should hope this group of aging, injured, maybe just bad? players can somehow turn it around in the next few months because the future sucks anyways. That's a failure of the organization, especially on the pitching front, where it's depressing to think about the amount of dollars and prospects we had to utilize to try and stay competitive.

 

On the third hand, we've lost 6 games in a row and we're still 3 games over .500 halfway through the year, and we have a semi-decent chance of making the playoffs again, where anything can happen. Honestly, I agree with the overall picture that the Cubs are fucked over the next few years. But I don't think anything that can be done between now and 7/31 will change 2022-2024 (especially relative to comp picks), so...why not let these dudes fail one more time?