Jared Wyllys, a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, has covered sports for many publications including The Athletic,Chicago Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times,Forbes,The Sporting News.

I wanted to have Jared back on to talk abut the current situation the Chicago Cubs find themselves in. Once upon a time the narrative was that the club would likely be trade deadline sellers. But now? Winning play boosted by a 19-8 month of May and an unlikely cast of characters has brought an incredible vibe about the team.

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