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Questions the Cubs have to answer in Spring Training 2024

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Cubs manager Craig Counsell (left) and general manager Carter Hawkins (right) attend the press conference where President Jed Hoyer introduced Shota Imanaga at Lowes Hotel on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. File photo.

Before spring training kicks off, season projections start rolling in. Usually by this point in the offseason, there’s a good sense of who will be the main contributors of each roster. And though injuries and unforeseen circumstances could sway a team’s odds, projections leading into spring tend to be informative.

This year, a slow offseason provides a major wrinkle.

Big-name free agents remain unsigned as of Friday morning, including Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Jorge Soler and J.