As the Cubs scour the free-agent market for cost-effective moves to improve their roster, you can bet they’re going to come across some players with latent talent. Whether that means picking up disappointing top prospect like Jharel Cotton after he was DFA’d by the A’s or targeting an aging centerfielder with a broken foot like Shogo Akiyama, they’re furniture shopping in the scratch-and-dent section.
That means kicking the tires on Korean lefty Kwang-hyun Kim, a 31-year-old starter who was recently posted by the SK Wyverns. The Cubs are reportedly among the teams interested, and it’s due to more than just their compulsion to sign post-prime southpaws with a history of elbow surgeries.