Monday morning Cubs thoughts: When might we see ‘The Next Great Cubs Team’?

Good morning, CHGO familia. Happy Monday to you all.

It was a hot, long week, and even though the Cubs snapped their 10-game losing streak and took two of three from the Braves, it’s tough to say the week was anything less than a disappointment. A four-game sweep at home to the Padres and a third double-digit losing streak in less than a calendar year will do that.

If you look on Twitter, there is a lot of anger in the fanbase. That’s understandable. Fans were promised a competitive team this year, and by the looks of things, that’s not happening. There were question that needed answers, and the morning of the series finale against San Diego, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer came out to Wrigley Field to answer them.

That 30-plus minute conversation didn’t bring with it a whole lot of groundbreaking information, but there were still some insights that I have thoughts about. So without further ado, here is the newest edition of my Monday morning Cubs thoughts.