The eyes of the Chicago Cubs are on the future – even with a couple weeks left to play in the 2021 season. Jed Hoyer made that abundantly clear back in July when he dismantled the roster, complete with a teardown of the bullpen’s big three: Craig Kimbrel, Ryan Tepera and Andrew Chafin.
Hoyer sent Tepera and Kimbrel to the South Side in separate deals – one of which has panned out well for the White Sox and the other, not so much. Chafin packed his bags for Oakland, where he’s pretty much been the same lovable shutdown arm he was during his time with the Cubs.