Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
A little over a week ago the Chicago Cubs sent most of their best players away in trades. The moves generated a lot of discussion about why and what comes next.
Rumors abound, talk of extensions, players returning and big spending in 2022. I’ll go through the five biggest myths about what the Cubs did and will do moving ahead.
Chicago Cubs: Myth #1 This isn’t a tear-down/rebuild
Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer and owner Tom Ricketts have repeatedly denied this is a rebuild.