For the second straight offseason, Theo Epstein teased a winter of change after a disappointing end to the campaign.
And for the second straight offseason, the Cubs showed up for the annual fan convention without many significant changes to the roster.
The fanbase has grown impatient and frustrated and itching for ways to improve upon a 2019 team that openly admits it did not perform up to its potential.
"I understand the frustration," Epstein said Friday at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. "There's a lot of days I'm frustrated, too, where you look out and there's a great fit on a player who you know you can recruit and sign a reasonable deal that he's worth and you can't get that player and that's frustrating.