In an offseason of awful takes for the Cubs, the hits (or lack thereof) just keep on coming. The first two days of the Winter Meetings provided spectacular theater for baseball fans, with record-setting contracts for players like Stephen Strasburg and Gerrit Cole, big name player trades like Nomar Mazara going to the White Sox, and a steady stream of ongoing rumors.
Except for Cubs fans. With his hands cable-tied by financial restraints, Theo Epstein has been unable to swing a trade or sign a free agent and has instead had to handle questions about rumors surrounding Kris Bryant.