Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

Bullpen is solid. Hendricks is a pitcher, not a thrower so a solid #4. Agreed Hammel is not a 3, but a good 4/5.

Overall a good staff but they need 1 more stud SP which should arrive either at the trade deadline this year or in the off season via free agency.

This cpguy gets it. Solid staff right now sans EJax. He will be in pen or gone. Answer may be in house,minors,or trade. I will take it.

Ejax won't be anywhere near this team. The answer either lies in the trade deadline or next years FA class. Not in the system.

Hendricks is not a legit #3. He's a thumber. The league eventually catches up to thumbers.

Just let me know when? They didnt catch up in the minors, thats why he was promoted, he pitched brilliant last year and so far has been fine.

Dont tell me a guy nobody considered last year at this time as a MLB player who is now the #3 pitcher has a chance to fail.

all star break? if he is Sub 4.00 is that good enough?

While the Cubs have starting pitching depth in the sense that there are capable bodies, it doesn’t mean that they are good. Jason Hammel’s outlier was the 17 starts he made with the Cubs. For his career, Hammel has a 4.60 ERA, a 4.27 FIP, and a 4.12 xFIP. Those numbers would all be well below average in the light-hitting National League. Hammel is probably more like a 3.75 ERA guy with a FIP somewhere in the low 4.00 range. That’s not middle of the rotation caliber in the NL.

Travis Wood made 31 starts, which is all well and good because innings are important, but he posted a 5.03 ERA, a 4.38 FIP, and a 4.51 xFIP. That’s not good. In any league. Kyle Hendricks posted a 7-2 record with a 2.46 over 13 starts covering 80 innings, but he’s a major regression candidate in year two. He had a low strikeout rate and a lot of batted ball luck, including a low rate of home runs allowed. He had a 3.32 FIP because of the low walk rate but a 3.92 xFIP. He might be around league average, but he probably needs to be better than that given the uncertainty surrounding Hammel.

I won't have to let you know when. You're going to be able to figure this one out all by yourself.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I guess trading your #1 and #3 starter in the middle of the season doesnt have an effect on a team's ERA.

I would even go as far as saying removing E Jackson would have had a bigger positive effect, but they kept bringing him out in hopes the guy creating some kind of worth to be traded.

Do you believe the staff could have a team ERA that places them right in the middle of NL teams this year? If so, that would be good. Not very good, not great, no bad, but just good.

Hendricks is not a legit #3. He's a thumber. The league eventually catches up to thumbers.

I don't waste my time with the Cubs.

Im pretty hammered right now.

No hitter through 7 today

Im pretty hammered right now.

Do you believe the staff could have a team ERA that places them right in the middle of NL teams this year? If so, that would be good. Not very good, not great, no bad, but just good.

No hitter through 7 today

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Very clear the Cubs are winning the cactus league. Such a great acomplishment!

Im pretty hammered right now.

Cubs starters have allowed 0 ER over the last four games (17 IP)

Let's not forget the gold glove type defense being played behind them. Have you seen 2nd sacker LeStella manning the hot corner. Guy is unbelievable. He's grinding out ground balls hit his way. We fleeced the Braves. We fleeced them. No more of getting back the likes of Ruben Quevedo and Micah Bowie from Atlanta. We're the John Schuerholz now.

or Arodys Vizcaino