The Cubs officially fired their first shot of their offseason of change, non-tendering two mainstays in Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. on Wednesday. Now that they’ve made their first move, the next step for president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and company will become clearer in the next few weeks.
MLB saw more players non-tendered than ever before Wednesday’s deadline. In the past, players who were non-tendered were fringe guys or players who likely wouldn’t make a 26-man roster. But with finances in flux across baseball because of the pandemic, teams had to go in different directions.