Cubs mailbag, Part 1: What is going on with all these pitching injuries?

With a quarter of the 2026 season in the books, the Chicago Cubs are on pace to win 100-plus games and drawing comparisons to their last World Series team a decade ago.Their odds to make the playoffs, entering Tuesday, were 85.9, 94.5 and 98.1 percent, respectively, per FanGraphs, Baseball Reference and Baseball Prospectus. Buoyed by 15 straight wins at home, the atmosphere at Wrigley Field has been electric.Advertisement