Maddy Dickens resides in Loveland, Colorado. She grew up with two older brothers, where their lives revolved around sports. She earned a master's degree in business management from Tarleton State University while simultaneously playing basketball and competing in rodeo at the collegiate level. She successfully parlayed a reserve national championship into a professional rodeo career and now stays involved in upper-level athletics by writing for On SI on several different MLB teams' pages, along with some NCAA sites.
The pitching crisis that is going on with the Chicago Cubs right now is no joke. Nobody is healthy and they are struggling just to field a staff at the moment.
No surgery is something that an athlete wants to go through, but Cade Horton is unfortunately used to it. It isn't very common that a pitcher has to go through Tommy John's but he is now in the group, but so is one of his teammates.
It is becoming quite unbelievable as to what the Cubs are going through right now as players are dropping like flies. Some are leaving the roster with injuries that didn't even come from baseball activities.
The Pirates are the team to beat right now in the NL Central even thought everyone thought the Cubs would run the division. However that was far from the case as the two faced off.
Shota Imanaga had a day against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which is more than nice to see. The young pitcher did not have a good end to 2025, but it looks like he has bounced back.
The Chicago Cubs are struggling at the plate right now, which is not something they can afford. Owen Caissie on the other hand, is thriving with his new team.
Watching Alex Bregman swing a bat is truly masterful. He has been the king of consistency throughout the past few years, and now the Cubs are reaping the benefits.
The Chicago Cubs did not kick off 2026 in a way that the powerhouse wanted to as they took the L to the Washington Nationals. The club house learned a lot, and mistakes will be corrected.
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