If the Cubs are going to contend in 2022, they need upgrades at several positions, including backup catcher. While P.J. Higgins did an okay job backing up Yan Gomes and Willson Contreras in 2022, he’s not the kind of guy who you’d want as the backup on a contender. That’s especially true if Contreras signs elsewhere and the catching tandem is Gomes plus someone else.
Some have floated the names of Sean Murphy (A’s, by trade) or Omar Narváez (free agent) as possible Cubs targets, but I think the guy who might fit pretty well and also is the sort of player Jed Hoyer’s front office goes after is Tucker Barnhart.