Chicago Cubs in Mediocre Hell: Cannot Commit To Rebuilding Yet Cannot Contend
October 20, 2010 by Bob Warja
The Cubs are in the worst possible situation for any sports franchise to be in. That is, they are stuck in between rebuilding and contending.
Look, they simply have too many long-term, expensive contracts to totally rebuild and they do not have the major league-ready young talent to commit to a rebuilding.
The players who alleged owner Tom Ricketts are touting really come down to one player, and that is Starlin Castro. Everyone else is either years away or over-hyped.
Tyler Colvin is a nice fourth outfielder. Sure, he hit 20 homers but he had an OBP of .316 and he struck out 100 times in 300+ at-bats. Meanwhile, he played mediocre outfiel...
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