No one can predict how baseball’s offseason is going to come together, unless you’re Biff Tannen with the Grays Sports Almanac Back to the Future II. That’s Winter Meetings Preview was full of optimism and hope of an eventful few days ahead, but quite the opposite happened.
The meetings were still interesting, but several teams, including the Cubs, didn’t end up finalizing any large transactions. Kyle Schwarber, Edwin Díaz, and Pete Alonso were the trio of stars to ink contracts during the three-day conference. Kyle Finnegan, Gregory Soto, and Michael Soroka each found new homes as well, though their deals paled in comparison to the previous three.