Chicago Cubs: Making the case for each NL Central contender

The National League Central seems to be anyone’s division at this moment. That is, except for the divisional punching bag, the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs, who are 11 1/2 games out of first and are staring a series with Milwaukee in the face are not exactly threatening to make a run anytime soon. That being said, there is no clear leader, as the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs sit atop the division, both with records tallying 35-27.

The Cubs are welcoming the St. Louis Cardinals, who are just three games behind the Brewers and the Cubs for first place, to Wrigley on Friday for a three-game weekend series that will hold a lot of weight and possibly shift the standings in a variety of ways, depending on the outcome.

With the Cubs and Brewers being the current favorites for the division I truly feel that four of the five NL Central teams have a legitimate shot to grab the the top spot in the division.

Here’s the case for each.