The Chicago Cubs are not going to trade Anthony Rizzo. Say it with me, everyone.
I was hesitant to even give this lip service but it’s part of the job. Cover what’s being said, react to it, etc. So here we are. According to Jeff Passan, Chicago has been described as “aggressive”, “manic”, “motivated” and “obvious” in their intentions of trading someone this offseason.
None of that is out of line with what we’ve been hearing since the season ended, really. Theo Epstein was pissed off when the team lost in the Wild Card game and he’s even more displeased after the Cubs won just 84 games and missed the postseason entirely this time around.