This offseason will likely be as tumultuous as any in recent memory for the Chicago Cubs. Coming off an 84-win 2019 performance, the clock is ticking for this championship window. The most pressing task for Theo Epstein and the front office? Find the perfect successor to Joe Maddon – no easy task. Once that’s done, Chicago faces the tall order of fixing a broken roster.
Several prominent members of this year’s club are poised to hit the open market, including Nicholas Castellanos, Ben Zobrist and Pedro Strop.