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It was a tough offseason for Cubs fans. We saw departures from the team that many of us hoped we would never see.
We watched the likes of Jon Lester, Kyle Schwarber, Jose Quintana, Theo Epstein and even longtime Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper depart for greener pastures in recent months. To say the least, it has been a long winter on the North Side.
As hard as it has been to see those guys go, it was even harder to see some of the trade rumors that floated out there.