Nico should hit like this all the time

Plus, Carson Kelly All-Star? Should Busch face lefties? Why isn't Steve Stone in the Utility Tunnel of Fame?

The question is not who won the Kyle Tucker trade

It's, "Did the Cubs give up Cam Smith to hold onto two other Tucker replacements?"

Petecrow's ascendence should make signing Kyle Tucker easier for the Cubs

But then, when do Jed or Tom do anything the easy way?

Podcast: We'll just do Jed's job for him

We identified the targets, he just needs to make the trades

Cubs "fearsome" offense needs an upgrade

And no, it's not Jeimer

If it seems like the Cubs aren't playing that well lately, it's because they aren't

But a trip to St. Louis should fix that

Podcast: Insane trade proposals

Jim Bowden came up with a doozy, plus a look at the Cubs competition in the NL Central

How the Devers trade hurts or helps the Cubs

It's all about us. Plus, some hilarious All-Star voting results

Cubs winning despite patchy offense

Do the Cubs need to "plug" in another slugger?

Podcast: Do the Cubs have enough?

They'll face better pitching in the playoffs than they have. But that's a long ways away.

How good is Ian Happ these days?

The least interesting man in baseball is kind of falling off a cliff

Podcast: Remember This Crap - Cubs All-Time Shortstops

The Cubs have had one all-time great, a few really good and a lot of awful shortstops