We’re a week from the end of the World Series, so #FreeAgencySZN has arrived for Major League Baseball. This used to be an exciting time of year for Cubs fans, but after wanting the likes of Bryce Harper and Gerrit Cole only to come away with Daniel Descalso and Steven Souza Jr., pessimism is warranted.
Yes, a ton of money is coming off the books for the Cubs as several sizeable pitchers fall off the books. But they still haven’t locked up a single core position player long-term (sorry, David Bote), and that whole pandemic thing threw a wrench in revenue estimates.