Updated: Apr 1, 2005, 1:01 PM

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Chicago Cubs
2004 Record: 89-73
Key Adds: Jeromy Burnitz, Ryan Dempster, Jerry Hairston Jr.
Key Losses: Moises Alou, Matt Clement, Sammy Sosa
Manager: Dusty Baker

Are the Cubs banking on addition by subtraction to take them back to the playoffs? Or will healthy seasons from Mark Prior and Kerry Wood do more than any big-name free agent could? Tell us what you think?
  • 1) Where will the Cubs finish in the NL Central?
  • 2) Oddsmakers set the over/under on Cubs wins at 88.5. How many games will they win?
  • 3) Mark Prior and Kerry Wood combined for 43 starts last season. How many starts will they combine for this season?
  • 4) Who will lead the Cubs in saves this season?
  • 5) How many home runs will Jeromy Burnitz (37 HR, 110 RBI with Colorado in 2004) hit as Sammy Sosa's replacement?
  • 6) After Corey Patterson, 25, hit .266 with 24 home runs, 72 RBI and 32 steals last season, what do you expect this season?

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