Chicago Cubs: Evaluating strengths of top-two divisional rivals

Chicago Cubs: Even with many questions, each team has clear strengths and it will be tough no matter what.

One could look at both the Cardinals and the Brewers as nearly equal threats. The Cardinals are always a threat and they fixed a major problem by adding a premier talent in Goldschmidt. Meanwhile, the Brewers have a lot of talent in their lineup and bullpen even if there is some regression.

If I had to pick one, the bigger threat would be the Cardinals. The tiebreaker for me is the rotation which I think is far superior to Milwaukee’s. Plus Goldschmidt is probably the most talented bat next to Kris Bryant in the division. If they make more bullpen moves in the regular season, then they really can make some noise.

In the end, neither team can be counted out. Many things can change before spring training ends and in the regular season.