CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Cubs have plenty of items on their offseason wish list — from adding more offense to bullpen help to finalizing the coaching staff.
Add veteran backup catcher and clubhouse leadership to that group, too.
David Ross isn't coming out of retirement, but the Cubs could kill two birds with one stone — so to speak — by adding a veteran catcher as Willson Contreras' backup who also can provide another respected voice inside the clubhouse.
Contreras caught 43.1 more innings than any other backstop in baseball in 2018 as he had only rookie Victor Caratini and light-hitting veteran Chris Gimenez as backup behind him.