It wouldn't hurt the Cubs to be a little defensive

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For all of the Cubs pitching struggles this year—caused by injury, poor performance, and an offseason of pretending it would be fine—the Cubs still have a good record (13-9) because of the one thing they can hang their hat on. No, not a hook. Their defense.

On most days they boast no fewer than four players who have won the prestigious Gold Glove. Cody Bellinger and Nico Hoerner each have one, and Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ have two. And if you think Happ has singlehandedly devalued the award after two years of mediocre defense being awarded trophies, well, you’d be right.

But hey, with Michael Busch looking more and more competent at first every day, the only shaky fielder among the bunch is Christopher Morel, and as we learned on Marquee over the weekend (when they weren’t interviewing 12 year old foul ball catchers or six dopes with chest paint), Morel can’t close his left hand.

What?

Apparently, when he was 16 he was playing for the Cubs’ Dominican Republic academy, and he was in a cafeteria where the team bus had stopped and he saw the bus about to pull out without him. So he ran for the door and somehow instead of the door opening, his left arm went right through the glass window.

Morel suffered extensive injuries to that arm and needed surgery. It took a long time for that arm to heal and even now he can’t fully close his left hand. Well, hey, why would not being able to close your glove all the way be a big deal for a baseball player?

I’m sure it’s fine.