The Cubs Are in a Winnable Division

The Cubs are in third place in the central they're eight games back of the Reds. They have outscored their opponents by 23 runs right now so their pythag record 45 and 41 they should be right up there at the top of the central. I think why there's some frustration and perception that they've underperformed it's like I don't know that anyone reasonably expected them to be that good this year. The fans would be forgiven for feeling fatigued about the whole thing but clubs selling at the deadline with an eye on competing the following season is not novel.