Fansided · May 14, 2020
Chicago Cubs: Key free agent moves since 2016 – expectation vs. reality
Free agency has gone from fun and exciting to frustrating and uneventful for Chicago Cubs fans since the franchise opened a new era five years ago.
After the unexpected run to the NLCS in 2015, the Chicago Cubs were ready to go for all the marbles in 2016. Before 2015 the team had landed Jon Lester on a six-year deal, a key move in their rise to success. Going into 2016 the Cubs put themselves back and the map and looked to attract some of the big names on the free agent board.