One of the latest trade/free agency scenarios making the rounds is that the Cubs will look to add a big-time centerfielder/leadoff hitter once they round out the starting rotation. If they pony up for Jake Arrieta, they’ll look to acquire Christian Yelich via trade. And if they can bridge the gap with Alex Cobb, they’d use the salary savings to sign Lorenzo Cain.
We’ve heard about interest in Yelich from different places at different times, but Bruce Levine has really been banging the drum of late. In both print and on the radio, he’s promoted the possibility that the Cubs will pursue a hitter to set the table and play center.