With the Winter Meetings just days away, rumors are starting to heat up around the league. Over the last 24 hour or so, the Cubs have been linked again to both Alex Bregman and Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai. Cubs Insider has learned that the Cubs’ interest in Imai is very real, with the team expected to make a very serious push for the 27-year-old. As is the correct way of going about things, the Cubs are casting a wide net into the sea of talent this winter.
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com recently wrote about the top five starting pitchers available on the free agent market, naming the Cubs as potential suitors for four of them: Imai, Ranger Suárez, Michael King, and Zac Gallen.