The Cubs are reportedly going back to the Brownsburg, IN well, but they aren’t hiring me or scouting my son. According to Bob Nightengale, they have entered into negotiations with 37-year-old free agent righty Lance Lynn on a one-year MLB contract. This seemed like a longshot when reports surfaced last week that the Cubs were among teams keeping tabs on Lynn and fellow central Indiana native Kyle Gibson, but perhaps the calculus changed.
Unless Javier Assad‘s oblique injury is much worse than expected or Lynn is willing to sign a 45-day advance-consent form, I can’t figure out how to make sense of this.