SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – The Cubs plan to consider options as far away Japan and as close as rookie Nico Hoerner in retooling their roster for 2020 and – in their best-case scenario – an extended competitive window.
In the meantime, they left the annual general managers meetings Thursday in greater flux and at a bigger crossroads than team president Theo Epstein has faced perhaps in his 17-year career as a top baseball executive.
In moving on from decorated celebrity manager Joe Maddon, the Cubs restart next season with a first-year manager, new-look coaching staff and a roster that, well, who knows?