Being traded to Tampa Bay seemed to unlock a power surge from Paredes, as his slugging percentage would go from .319 to .435 in one season.

Currently sitting at 47-51, 8.5 games back out of first place in the NL Central and 3.5 games behind the last wildcard spot.

The Cubs have to start winning games against their NL Central rivals, or an NL Central title may become too far out of reach.

After a strong April and early May, the Chicago Cubs have fallen off to a sub .500 record. Jackson brings us the changes he wants to see.

In game one, the Cubs jumped out to an early 8-0 nothing led, only to be blindsided by a seven spot by the Padres in the sixth inning.

After a resurgent 2023, the Chicago Cubs will be looking to build on that in 2024 and they know that last year was not good enough.