There hasn’t been much Cubs news to report, other than reporting on reports that they are reportedly involved in the very early stages of Bryce Harper talks. There has, however, been one fairly shocking development so far this offseason. Longtime MLB.com beat writer Carrie Muskat has become a free agent after nearly 18 years covering the Cubs, a change at least one of us mistakenly assumed was the result of a move away from more traditional content.
Everyone’s got their own favorite writers — I have long had an affinity for both Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney, both of whom I consider friends — and Muskat is surely at or near the top of the list for a lot of Cubs fans.