Baseball’s offseason is moving about as freely as the ice-packed Chicago River.
That frozen water, all too visible from this weekend’s Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, is an all-too-apt metaphor for a frozen-solid hot stove. Free-agent signings and trades that typically define baseball’s offseason have been scarce.
And while the Cubs have made moves to address needs in their bullpen and fill one hole in the starting rotation, there’s still work to be done before the season begins at the end of March.
For Theo Epstein’s front office, that means bringing in a starting pitcher of to help make up for the departures of Jake Arrieta and John Lackey.