The Chicago Cubs are one of the best teams in the National League, but they are still behind in their own division.That speaks more to how good the Brewers have been than anything.
The problem for the Cubs this season has been their pitching.Even with the addition of a bunch of pitchers, the team still has to be questioning who they would roll out for a playoff series.
Maybe their hitting will be hot enough for them to sustain any questions in the postseason, but with their reliance on homers, I have some major concerns about them making a lot of progress in the postseason.Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Clay Holmes delivers a pitch against the St.Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug.
14, 2026.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)If it were up to me, the first guy I'd put out on the mound for the club in the playoffs is today's starter, Clay Holmes.
Holmes was one of two pitchers the Cubs picked up from the Mets this season.Holmes has very good numbers, coming in with a 5-6 record, 2.49 ERA, and a 1.11 WHIP.
He only has 68.2 innings pitched this season, but that's still a reasonable amount of time for us to evaluate.He has been very good in his past two starts, allowing just one earned run over 12 innings of work.
He faced the Diamondbacks with the Mets and allowed just two earned runs over 5.2 innings of work.HOW THE CUBS UNINTENTIONALLY HELPED THE DODGERS LAND TARIK SKUBAL IN BLOCKBUSTER TRADE DEADLINE MOVEThe Arizona Diamondbacks have had a lot of odd news swirling around them, thanks to Ketel Marte seemingly taking a vacation in the past week.Marte is likely to head back into the lineup soon, according to reports.
It originally seemed like he just wasn't around the team, and then it turned out he was injured, and now he is set to come back.I suppose if you're good enough at something, you can do whatever you want.
The Diamondbacks could use him as they are in the hunt for a Wild Card spot themselves.Arizona Diamondbacks p...