Things are still quiet on off-season front, but there are a few nuggets of information for all you rumor hounds. Personally, I like reporting on things that have happened, rather than speculating, but I understand the need to write something.
It appears that the Alex Cobb sweepstakes is going to come down to the Yankees and the Cubs. My guess is that the Cubs are the front runner as the Yankees have a lot of young arms that are cost controlled and they hover around the luxury tax threshold already. Throw in the familiarity for Cobb with Joe Maddon and, more importantly, Jim Hickey and you have what appears to be all signs pointing to Chicago.