The reason the thought came up is that the Cardinals essentially gave up on their team, even though the club was having a solid season.The team is .500 right now, and still in the Wild Card race.
Now, in fairness to their front office, they are still chasing the Cubs and the Brewers, and their playoff chances are fairly small.Maybe they even took calculated risks and said, maybe we can get to the postseason while still setting ourselves up for next season and beyond.Shirtless fans celebrate after the St.Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium in St.
Louis, Mo., on May 16, 2026.(Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)The team needed pitching, and instead of getting it, they actually sent some away.
That does open other opportunities for guys, like today’s starter Hunter Dobbins, to get evaluated further.Dobbins has been solid with a 2-3 record, 3.40 ERA, and a 1.31 WHIP.
He has done a little work out of the bullpen, but he has mostly started for the team.It has been solid results overall.
He has faced the Cubs twice this season and allowed five earned runs in nine innings.When he started, he allowed four earned runs against them.The Chicago Cubs are playing some of the best ball in all of baseball, and still don’t lead their division.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPAt the beginning of the season, it was a clump of NL Central teams looking to try and position themselves for a division crown.
For a while, it looked like it was going to be a five-team race.Since about May, it has really become a two-horse race, and right now the Brewers have a three-game lead over the Cubs.
The problem for the Cubs was the pitching, and that got addressed with a flurry of moves around the trade deadline, and if they’re lucky, they may get back Justin Steele.Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Edward Cabrera delivers a pitch against the New York Mets during the first inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on April 17, 2026.(Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)That ...