The return of Cody Bellinger to the Chicago Cubs is a good thing for the Illinois team. After all, it makes the club better than it was last week, for example.
Everyone in Chicago seems happy to see him again.
But does this make the Cubs better than the 2023 roster? The answer is no since Bellinger was there in 2023. And he was good.
This is also why the members of the Reds don't care a little about seeing him there again, they who tell themselves that they still have what it takes to get ahead of Chicago in the central division of the National League .
Their mentality? It was close last year (82 wins for the Reds and 83 for the Cubs) and the guys in Cincinnati believe the Ohio club improved more than the Chicago one.
Jeimer Candelario, Frankie Montas, Nick Martinez and Emilio Pagan have arrived… but above all, the young people from Cincinnati are all taking one more year of experience.
Spencer Steer says that last year he thinks the Reds won more games against the Cubs than the other way around. So he wants to do it again this year.
Are the Cubs, who replaced Marcus Stroman with Shoto Imanaga and added Hector Neris and manager Craig Counsell, on the road yet?
We have more depth, good pitchers and good hitters – we have everything. Our team is excellent.
–Jonathan India
I don't believe the Brewers, Pirates and Cardinals have what it takes to win the division. It's between Cincinnati and Chicago, in my opinion.
And it will be quite a race.
- Shohei Ohtani will play tomorrow.
- Minor addition to the Cubs.
