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The Margin Ep. 12 | 2026: A Fundamentally Flawed Cubs Team
Club 1:20 Network - A Chicago Cubs Podcast Network›
Oct 14, 202614:55
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"The Margin Ep. 12 | 2026: A Fundamentally Flawed Cubs Team" is an episode of Club 1:20 Network - A Chicago Cubs Podcast Network. Runtime 14 min. Published October 14, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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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 ways to win despite their pitching. October exposed the cost of Winning Anyway.
The final grade? F. Not for failure. For fundamentally flawed.
We are who we thought we were.
The Margin — Chasing Wins, Not Stats.
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