Nearing the halfway point of an up-and-down season, the Cubs are searching for answers, and the fans have plenty of questions about the team’s direction. The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are back with another mailbag episode that gets into the idea of Matt Shaw as a trade chip, how Jed Hoyer’s front office is trying to fix the pitching pipeline, Craig Counsell’s evolving lineups and more up-to-date information from Wrigley Field.

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<p>Nearing the halfway point of an up-and-down season, the Cubs are searching for answers, and the fans have plenty of questions about the team&rsquo;s direction. The Athletic&rsquo;s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are back with another mailbag episode that gets into the idea of Matt Shaw as a trade chip, how Jed Hoyer&rsquo;s front office is trying to fix the pitching pipeline, Craig Counsell&rsquo;s evolving lineups and more up-to-date information from Wrigley Field.</p>
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Cubs mailbag: Your questions on the trade deadline, pitching development and more

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