This season, the Cubs’ biggest free agent signing is probably Daniel Descalso. That isn’t what people expected from this front office, which has been a major player in every off-season that followed a competitive season. While it’s perhaps not realistic to expect a 9-figure free agent every off-season, the fact of the matter is that is what Cubs fans have become accustomed to. They have ranged from the brilliant (Jon Lester) to the terrible (Jason Heyward), but they’ve actually occurred…until this season.
Last year’s big FA purchase was Yu Darvish. He signed a 6 year, $126M deal last offseason and basically didn’t pitch for the Cubs last year.