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5 questions facing Cubs this offseason
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CHICAGO — The small-sample nature of the National League Wild Card Series contributed to the end result for the Cubs: the bats went cold and the season came crashing to a close. The reality, however, was that issues in the preceding weeks and months led to a slide in the standings, the loss of home-field advantage and that harsh, disappointing ending.
The Cubs are now left to evaluate where things went wrong and how to best correct things for 2027 and beyond, starting with this offseason.
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For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Cubs earned one of the National League wild-card spots and for the second straight year, they were unable to parlay the spot into a deep postseason run. Last year, they defeated the Padres in the Wild Card Series in three games before being eliminated by the Brewers in the NLDS. This time around, they were swept in two games by the Padres in the first round.
In some ways, the Cubs had an incredibly fun season. There were two separate 10-game winning streaks from mid-April through early May, pushing the Cubs to an MLB-best 27-12 record. They later went on a 35-16 run from June 11 to Aug. 12 and looked, again, like a World Series contender. They had the best defense in baseball while also scoring the most runs and leading the majors in OPS and position-player WAR. Pete Crow-Armstrong went 40-40 and is likely going to win NL MVP with one of the greatest Cubs seasons ever — and one of the best for any team this century.
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