In a year that has seen highs and lows extreme enough to be the most intense ride at Six Flags Great America, the Chicago Cubs remain in the hunt for the playoffs. As of Thursday, prior to the beginning of league action, they are 5.5 games behind the final Wild Card spot. With 36 games to go, anything can happen.
But the Cubs will need some peak performance from the players they’ve assembled on this team. At this point, it’s pretty clear the team was constructed based on what players...