The Chicago Cubs know that Shohei Otani is an unlikely signing. But the Cubs aren’t going to simply say “no thanks” and let the other 29 teams go after him. Theo Epstein and the Cubs will at least follow through with the memo his agent asked all teams interested to present to help Otani make his decision. Epstein has a way with things like this. Don’t forget the video the Cubs put together for Jon Lester. This wasn’t as intense. But the Cubs couldn’t find themselves in the running if Epstein answers these questions well.
Chicago Cubs News: The Ohtani memo, trade candidates hold little value
