The Chicago Cubs are on fire offensively, leading MLB with a dominant lineup, but their pitching staff is a disaster—ranked 28th with just 3.5 fWAR all season. Even their big offseason moves didn’t help, as most pitchers are below average or even negative in fWAR. Only two—Ben Brown and Shota Imanaga—hit 1.0 fWAR, while one player, Pete Crow-Armstrong, outperformed the entire pitching staff in a single game. With the offense carrying them and defense holding strong, the pitching could be their Achilles’ heel come October.

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