By Hook or Crook or Attrition, Matthew Boyd is the Cubs' Ace Again

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haven't had someone on nsbb this pessimistic about the cubs since kyle...

[javy knows my name]

Yeah but we've had lots of fans of other teams in the division come here to troll us

[Rex Buckingham]

Can we ban this fool?

[BigbadB]

18 hours ago, Patrick88 said:

I mean winning 90 games a year is great.  They might not win 90 games this year though.  They are for sure going to be worse next year though.  

Why will they be worse? At the very least, they will go into next season with every position player minus LF and RF already locked in. They will have Steele, Horton, Brown, Cabrera, Wiggins (all with VERY RESTED arms), Assad, possibly Peterson or Rea, and they could very easily bring back one of Boyd or Imanaga, and that doesn't include what controllable arms they might add at the deadline or this winter. I doubt they get a repeat of the bullpen failures of 2026, either. What team ever has their entire bullpen go on the damn DL for extended lengths of the season?

What position player is playing so far over their head this season that it isn't sustainable? Is it a flawed roster? Absolutely. But it's also a roster with the capability of adding the pieces to put them in the thick of a playoff race. Punting is so laughable, that troll is the only way to describe your ramblings.