The Chicago Cubs need to stop doing bullpen-games. Chicago has lost three consecutive bullpen-games and if they don’t get a quality starting pitcher at the trade deadline, it will spell trouble down the stretch.

Pitching remains Chicago’s top priority at the trade deadline, according to league sources briefed on the club’s wide-ranging search, which includes everyone from rental players, such as Arizona Diamondbacks starters Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, to potential closers to All-Star performers under club control who are viewed as unlikely to be moved.

The Chicago Cubs came into the month of July needing to add a pitcher to their starting rotation, but it didn't happen, and now the team could struggle.