We’re fully in the throes of the offseason now, but it is definitely too early for the rosters to be taking shape as pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training is a long, long time from now. So we are left to over-analyze rumors and whisperings and imagine what the next season might hold. I was having parent/teacher conferences on Monday night, and apparently I have not played my Cubs fandom very close to the vest, as several of the parents came in and said, “You’re the Cubs fan, right?” I suppose there are far worse things for students to be going home and telling their parents about you though.