The Chicago Cubs

The Cubs don't have much to look forward to in the upcoming season. Seeing how they no longer have Carlos Pena, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano or Sean Marshal; The Cubs aren't looking good.

The Cubs do have Starlin Castro. Castro is the 21 year old short stop for The Cubs. He hit 10 home runs, had a .347 on base percentage and 22 stolen bases in 158 games. Alfonso Soriano still managed to hit 26 home runs while having an on base percentage of .289. These are the only notable offensive players still on The Cubs for the 2012 season.

Aramis Ramirez is now on The Brewers. Ramirez had a .361 on base percentage and 26 home runs in 2011 for The Cubs. They lost a big offensive force. Carlos Pena is now on The Rays again. He hit 28 home runs with a .357 on base percentage. Losing this combo will effect The Cubs' offense a lot. They no longer have a great offensive threat.

The best pitcher on The Cubs now is Ryan Dempster who posted a 4.80 ERA in 2011 over 202 innings. Its pretty upsetting to say that is your best chance of winning. Their closer Carlos Marmol pitched to a 4.01 ERA in 2011. That was a 1.46 point jump in ERA from 2010. The Cubs lost Zambrano who didn't have a good 2011 either, but is an all star. Sean Marshal was a great lefty out of the bullpen for The Cubs in 2011. He pitched to a 2.26 ERA in 2011, but now he is on The Reds.

The Cubs have no hopes for 2012. They will be competing with the Astros for the worst record in The National League.