The Cubs' starting rotation faces a massive gap between its ceiling and floor
This could go one or two ways this year.
The Cubs' starting rotation faces a massive gap between its ceiling and floor originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . For the first time since the 2020 season, the Chicago Cubs found themselves in the postseason last year.
They would go on to defeat the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card, but would fall short to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS. With a sour taste in the front office's mouth, they got to work in the offseason. They made a few big splashes by signing Alex Bregman to a five-year deal and trading with the Miami Marlins to acquire Edward Cabrera.
They were also able to re-sign Shota Imanaga, while coming to terms with a few bullpen arms in Hunter Harvey, Phil Maton, Caleb Thielbar, Shelby Miller, Hoby Milner, and Jacob Webb. MORE: Cubs choose ex-Orioles switch-hitter over No. 4 prospect for Opening Day roster The Cubs' starting rotation faces a massive gap between its ceiling and floor This team has a lot of exciting pieces that could propel them to victory.
The addition of Bregman should be nice, even if they did lose Kyle Tucker. However, despite having a great rotation on paper, Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly questions just how well this group of arms will do this season. "There also seem to be a wide variance of possible outcomes for the starting rotation.