The greatest day of the year is closing in, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Opening Day (and my first post for Bleacher Nation) than with one of my favorite pieces of content each year: It’s bold predictions time!

I’m excited to share some of my Cubs thoughts and stories with you throughout the season, and I wanted to start strong. To be clear, I am not saying all of these bold predictions will come to pass. Or even that any will come true.

Instead, I share them only as a fun way to preview the 2026 Cubs season and underscore some of the areas of the team I feel strongly about.

So let’s get started with some honorable mentions/bonus predictions for the 2026 Cubs, before working backwards from 5 –> 1.

5 Bold Predictions for the 2026 Cubs Season (via Tony Andracki)

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