The Chicago Cubs are a disappointment so far this season. There’s just no sugarcoating it. Expectations were high as the regular season approached. The team had acquired free agent third baseman Alex Bregman,

"We went into the season thinking we were 10 or 11 deep in starting pitching," Jed Hoyer said last week. "And that sort of has been pushed to its limits."

After Wednesday’s loss, the Cubs became the first team in MLB history to drop eight straight games at home after previously winning 15 straight at home.

No one would have predicted Brown would be the team's best pitcher. But he's got some of baseball's best numbers, and his Cubs teammates are jazzed about the idea of him heading to the All-Star Game.

Jameson Taillon had an “L” attached to his name Tuesday despite a fine six-strikeout performance.

Instead, the season has been marked by frustration and interruptions. The 35-year-old already spent time on the injured list earlier this year with a biceps strain, forcing the Cubs to navigate portions of the schedule without one of their most experienced starters.

Happ, who ranks 37th in franchise history, reached the 1,000-hit marker Wednesday. His 10 years in a Cubs uniform includes a lot of time spent with guys from the 2016 championship team, essential experience for the modern-day squad.

In recent years, fans of the Chicago Cubs have been itching for the front office to make a big splash offensively. They attempted to do so in December of 2024, trading for Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros.

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