Chicago Cubs: The team is trying, regardless of what some fans think

Chicago Cubs: Team filled holes without paying a high price

In the end, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer managed to fill many of the holes the Cubs had without giving up much. One thing I noticed is for an organization that isn’t thought to have deep pitching? The Cubs doled out several of them. Do other clubs see something we’re not? I guess we’ll find out, but the moves that were made were just.

The Cubs didn’t lose any of their top prospects or much of their 40-man roster. (Maldonado and Edwards, who was in Triple-A at the time) They brought in players that are under control for years to come, except Castellanos, who is a rental. But it needed to happen. Second base and center field have been dreadful for the Cubs. Now they can work in Castellanos and Kemp and give the other guys some time off.

I believe that the players that are slotting into the second base and center field position are trying too hard. David Bote hasn’t been himself this year, and Albert Almora Jr. still hasn’t ‘gotten’ it yet. Maybe bringing in some new perspective will rub off on those guys and help them turn around what has been a disappointing season.

But before you go on to Twitter or Facebook and start your rant? The Chicago Cubs are indeed trying. The level with which they succeed is still up in the air. But by all means, they haven’t thrown in the towel.