It’s no question people like to over-hype the ‘no player is untouchable’ mantra that Theo Epstein has, but it’s important not to read into it too much. It’s no secret the importance of this off-season and a few trades would definitely help spice things up, but there’s at least one trade that would be detrimental to the Chicago Cubs and that is one involving Willson Contreras.
Rumors have swirled about how the front office will have a talk about dealing the All-Star catcher. I guess the logic behind the rumor is that a return package for Contreras would help the Cubs fill many of their needs and Victor Caratini wouldn’t be a bad guy to roll with based on the season he’s coming off.