​Edward Cabrera (30) crouches on the mound before being relieved against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn ImagesIt has been an especially tough year for the Cubs on the injury front, as they have had to weather a veritable monsoon of ailments throughout the season.But things had been trending better in that regard over the last few weeks, with multiple key players working toward a return.And for the most part, the injury woes have hit the pitching staff, while the position player group has been largely healthy throughout the year.Both aspects have now changed, as the Cubs were dealt a pair of injury blows Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals and will have to spend the next few weeks trying to keep the ship afloat in the aftermath.The Cubs made a slew of roster moves Monday afternoon, placing shortstop Dansby Swanson on the 10-day IL with a left oblique strain and right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera on the 15-day IL with a blister on his right hand. Rookie James Triantos was also optioned to Triple-A Iowa, with Javier Assad, Kevin Alcántara and Owen Miller coming up from the minors.Cubs roster moves:-Edward Cabrera to 15-day IL with blister on right hand-Swanson to 10-day IL (left oblique strain)-Javier Assad, Kevin Alcantara recalled + Owen Miller selected from Triple-A-James Triantos optioned to Iowa, Daniel Palencia shifted to 60-day IL— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) August 17, 2026The Cubs expect to be without their Gold Glove shortstop for at least the next month.“It’s probably going to be four weeks, is our guess right now and we’ll just go from there,” manager Craig Counsell said. “Dansby’s ready to attack the injury and do whatever he can to make this go as quickly as possible.”Four weeks takes Swanson out of almost the entire rest of the regular season.Six weeks from Monday, the Cubs will have just wrapped their final regular season game in Boston and will either be preparing for the NL Wild-Card Series or the NLDS.That doesn’t leave much wiggle room for Swanson or the Cubs.He is in the midst of a career-worst season in the batting average department, but Swanson is still fourth on the team in homers (18) and third in RBI (66) while playing stellar defense.It’s the glovework that will really be where Swanson’s loss is felt the most. The Cubs boast the best defensive unit in baseball by a wide margin, taking hits and runs away from their opponents to aid a pitching staff that has not been fully healthy since early April.The Cubs’ defense has not only been their strength this season, but it is what sets them apart from every other MLB team.And Swanson is right at the center of that. In the Wild-Card Series against the Padres last October, San Diego manager Mike Shildt said Swanson deserved an MVP for the series strictly for how amazing he was defensively.“You notice [Swanson’s defense] right away,” said starting pitcher Kevin Gausman,