Cubs President Theo Epstein’s declaration that “you guys will be busy” during the winter meetings didn’t materialize fully. In fact, the Cubs didn’t complete a transaction, unless we count the naming of the player to be named in the Tommy La Stella trade.
The Cubs did manage to plant some seeds for potential moves, but it the White Sox compensated for the lack of action by their Chicago counterparts and many of the other 28 teams.
Here are five takeaways from the relatively quiet meetings at the spacious Mandalay Bay Hotel:
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