Seriously, it feels like we're stuck in Groundhog Day sometimes. The Chicago Cubs having interest in big-name starting pitchers only to bow out when things get uncomfortable? Top free agent relievers getting too expensive for Jed Hoyer's taste? Refusing to defer money?
Seriously, we've heard all of this before - and it doesn't stop there. All last offseason, the Cubs were on the periphery of the Alex Bregman sweepstakes. They made an offer, but came up short in their bid to add the longtime Houston Astros cornerstone. And, after opting out of his deal with the Boston Red Sox after just one year, the Cubs are, once again, eyeing Bregman.