Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said that he could see Chicago competing in the National League Central and they could very well win it in 2015.
Epstein spoke to the media Tuesday and said that the Cubs will be a different team as opposed to the last three seasons and their goals are high.
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"Overall, for the organization, I think 2015 will be a little bit different than the previous three seasons in that we now think we have the talent to compete," Epstein said. ”And anytime you have enough talent to compete you want to set your sights high.
"We proved we can be very competitive within this division and when you have a chance to compete you should set your sights high and that means our goal is the NL Central title next year.”
Epstein said the road to the a division title is not an easy one, but the team will compete and continue to grow their talent at the same time.
"We're going to be competing while we develop young talent," Epstein said. "It isn't easy but it's exciting, very exciting.”
The Cubs have the youngest roster in Major League Baseball and played above .500 baseball for the second half after having a rough start to the season. The Cubs finished the season 31-28 since July 28 and could carry that momentum into the offseason.
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The Cubs finished 73-89 for 2014, which was good for last place in the NL Central, but could pursue the likes of Jon Lester, James Shields and Max Scherzer this winter.
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