Chicago Cubs Send Rockies from Bad to Worse After Latest Blowout

The Chicago Cubs have been able to get their home campaign off to a great start with complete domination over the Colorado Rockies thus far.

Apr 2, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) and Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) after the game against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. / Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

This is an important season for the Chicago Cubs.

They haven't made the playoffs since the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, coming up just a game shy last year.

That prompted them to make a managerial move by firing David Ross and turn previous Milwaukee Brewers manager, Craig Counsell, into the highest-paid skipper in Major League Baseball history.

It was thought this decision was a precursor for the front office and ownership group to go "all in" and spend like a large market team during the offseason, but they still decided to be cautious and kept their payroll under the luxury tax threshold.

Getting Cody Bellinger back was huge for their lineup, and it has already paid off early in the year.

Coming out of the opening series against the defending champion Texas Rangers, they probably gained some confidence by leaving that road stretch with a record of 1-2 that could have been a winning start if it wasn't for some blown leads on Opening Day.

The Cubs have had a dominant showing so far through two games at Wrigley Field, destroying the Colorado Rockies 5-0 and 12-2.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today pointed out just how bad of a start it's been for the Rockies to begin the 2024 season, something that was punctuated by Chicago's offensive explosion on Tuesday night.

The Colorado Rockies have been outscored 49-16 in their first six games of the season, including a 12-2 loss tonight to the Chicago Cubs.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 3, 2024

This is a great time for the Cubs to get their offense going, because once they finish up against Colorado, they'll welcome in the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game stretch at home starting Friday.

With aspirations of getting back into the playoffs, Chicago will have a good opportunity to see how they stack up against the National League favorites.

Even though it's early, if they're able to win the upcoming series against the Dodgers, that could go a long way to helping them secure a spot in the postseason.