With Hot Stove season underway, NBC Sports Chicago is taking a look at some of MLB’s top free agents and how they’d fit with the Cubs.
When it comes to starting pitching, Gerrit Cole is exactly what the Cubs need.
Cole is a bonafide ace, a true No. 1 starter and one of the best starting pitchers in Major League Baseball. The Cubs are familiar with the 29-year-old from his NL Central days, as he played for the Pirates from 2013-17.
Cole has taken his game to an entirely different level since the Pirates traded him to the Astros in January 2018.