Agent Joel Wolfe addressed the media at the Winter Meetings in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, with most of the questions concerning pitching phenom Ru014dki Sasaki. But Wolfe has multiple Japanese clients, one of whom happens to be embroiled in rumors as the Cubs seek to retool a team that has become a real chore to watch. While Seiya Suzuki is arguably the Cubs’ best hitter, his inexplicably poor defense in right field relegated him almost exclusively to DH late in the season.
Of his last 37 games in right field, only one came in right field. For a Cubs team that needs to find ways to get a positionally-limited prospect or two a little playing time in 2025, having the DH spot locked up is suboptimal.