The 2025 Cubs are doing something fans have been begging for

The Chicago Cubs are having a tremendous start to the 2025 season, and their emerging power is something fans haven't seen since the previous corps of World Series winners.

Right around the 1/3 mark through the season, the Cubs currently have four position players on pace to hit more than 30 home runs this year. Those players include Dansby Swanson (11), Kyle Tucker (12), Seiya Suzuki (14), and Pete Crow-Armstrong (14), and potentially Carson Kelly (9). It's a long season, and things could change between now and September. Even still, there are indicators that point to this trend being for real.

For one, the Cubs are flashing this power before the weather has even gotten warm at Wrigley Field. Typically, the summer months, when it's hot and the conditions are much more favorable for hitters, are when you see a power surge for the Cubs. We've already seen a lot of fly balls get killed by the wind at Wrigley this year, yet the Cubs are still hitting a lot of home runs. This is partially due to the team scoring a ton of runs on the road, and 54 of Chicago's 78 dingers through the first 55 games have been hit in opposing ballparks this year. Once we hit the dog days of summer and the weather improves, we could be in store for even more long balls from this team at home.

The other caveat was the Cubs' difficult schedule in the opening six weeks. Despite playing the majority of their games against playoff contenders or division opponents, the Cubs tallied an impressive 59 home runs from March to May 11.

The Cubs have had an extensive power outage

Should those five players continue to mash and stay healthy, the Cubs could have their first 30+ home run hitter since the 2019 season, when Kyle Schwarber (38) and Kris Bryant (31) accomplished the feat. Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez came close, with 27 and 29 homers, respectively.

It's been too long since this team had legitimate slug. Home runs certainly aren't everything, but they can stack runs quickly and shift the momentum of a game in your favor. We've seen the Cubs do this on multiple occasions, and the long ball has been a major factor in the team being the highest-scoring offense through 55 games.