With less than two weeks until Christmas, the Chicago Cubs still have a major need at the top of a deep starting rotation. They're hardly the only team with a long to-do list with two-ish months until pitchers and catchers report, but a quiet Winter Meetings have baseball fans itching for some moves.
A new report from ESPN's Alden Gonzalez offers a potential solution to that problem: prying right-hander Tyler Glasnow away from the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are reportedly open to listening on the 32-year-old. His contract will scare away some prospective suitors ($32.5 million in 2026, 2027 and a $30 million club option for 2028 that, if declined, coverts to a $21.