There is no secret that the last two offseasons for the Chicago Cubs have not been what fans have become accustomed to during the Theo Epstein regime. Since 2015, when the team added key marquee players like Jon Lester and Ben Zobrist, significant moves have been the norm during the winter months.
Jason Heyward, Yu Darvish and Brandon Morrow are a just few of the other names that come to mind when thinking of Epstein free agents over the last few years.
At the end of the 2018 season, we heard Epstein preach about change and a reckoning that was coming after the Cubs scored just one run in the National League Wild Card game loss.