With the regular season quickly approaching, most teams are done with their offseason moves. There’s always room for improvement, however, especially for the Cubs. As noted in Thursday’s Rundown, Jed Hoyer’s team is probably one impact player away from truly being contenders. Adding a power arm to the rotation would put them in tremendous position to make noise in the postseason.
Jon Morosi recently mentioned hard-throwing Marlins righty Sandy Alcántara as a likely trade candidate. Morosi likes the potential of a trade happening at the deadline, but MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds seems to think a deal will happen before Opening Day.