Even if the lack of movement contradicts him, Theo Epstein has been clear all along that the Cubs are willing to consider offers for anyone and everyone on the roster. And while that willingness rests on a sliding scale that to this point has skewed toward nope for the past few years, failure to yield significantly better results in 2020 might tip the scales all the way in the other direction.
The fear held by many, myself included, was that a lack of meaningful roster changes via either free agency or trade would put the Cubs in a precarious position.