This is becoming a daily saga, and probably will until Japanese star Shohei Ohtani makes his MLB choice. Today’s news is that the Cubs (and several other teams) met with Ohtani Tuesday:
Later, Rosenthal noted that Ohtani had met with the Angels Monday, so that leaves only the Padres.
In this ESPN Chicago article from Tuesday, Jesse Rogers notes one possibility for the Theo Epstein and the Cubs’ pitch to Ohtani:
Epstein is as good, if not better, at articulating a plan as anyone in the game.