Much of the talk surrounding the Chicago Cubs this offseason revolves around who would be traded from this team. Theo Epstein stepped down as President of Baseball Operations and Jed Hoyer took over that spot. Now the pundits expect Hoyer to throw in the towel. See the provocative argument written by Gordon Wittenmeyer, which sums up the perceived Cubs’ situation.
Now Hoyer is undergoing a Cubs Tanking 2.0 version of the process (a soft tank?) after six consecutive winning seasons because the top players from the championship core rebuffed extension efforts and appear headed to free agency over the next 22 months.