Cubs’ latest MLB trade deadline update will have fans beside themselves

The Chicago Cubs are in dire need of pitching before the MLB trade deadline, and everyone knows it. Their starting rotation has been ravaged by injuries this season, and the arms who have stayed healthy haven’t performed up to par.

The Cubs have managed to post a 52-41 record in spite of their poor pitching staff, but you do have to wonder how much longer the team will hold up in its current predicament.

Chicago is expected to heavily pursue starting pitching between now and Aug. 3, and it already swung a deal to acquire David Peterson from the New York Mets. Of course, more moves are anticipated, but actually completing significant trades might prove difficult.

Why? Because there are still far too many ballclubs in playoff contention to outright sell, and we know that pitching is at a premium.

Patrick Mooney of The Athletic recently reported an update on the Cubs’ searching for hurlers, and let’s just say it won’t make fans too happy.

Chicago Cubs fans won’t like this MLB trade deadline update

Mooney has revealed that Chicago may have difficult finding answers in its rotation, and members from within the organization have said so themselves.

“Club officials are anticipating a scarcity of starting pitchers available this summer and a trade market that could drag out until the deadline. Some improvements will have to come sooner and from within, and perhaps in less obvious ways,” Mooney wrote.

Make no mistake: the Cubs absolutely must upgrade their starting pitching staff if they want to have any chance of making a deep playoff run. Shota Imanaga is currently the ace of the staff, and he owns a 4.28 ERA and 4.67 FIP this season.

Cade Horton is out for the year, and Justin Steele might not pitch in 2026. Then, Edward Cabrera, Jameson Taillon and Ben Brown are all on the injured list, and outside of Brown, its’ not like those guys had been all that effective anyway.

Chicago has been able to get by thus far thanks to an offense that ranks fifth in the majors in OPS, but at some point, the Cubbies are going to need to fix their rotation.

The problem is that actually doing so may prove more challenging than the Cubs initially expected.

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