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The Margin Ep. 12 | 2026: A Fundamentally Flawed Cubs Team
The best position players in baseball. The worst pitching staff in baseball. One fundamentally flawed Chicago Cubs team.
The 2026 Cubs finished with 34.5 WAR from position players (1st in MLB) and just 3.6 WAR from pitching (30th). A staggering 30.9-WAR gap that defined their season.
In the season finale of The Margin, Nate breaks down the numbers behind Chicago's historically unbalanced roster, compares the Cubs to baseball's top contenders, and asks the question that matters most:
Were the Cubs built to win a World Series, or just built to survive themselves?
For six months, the Cubs found…
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