The Chicago Cubs' October run drew to a close due, at least in part, to a lack of impact starting pitching. Granted, the rotation would have looked dramatically different had Justin Steele and Cade Horton been healthy, but this is a team that's lacked a high-dollar ace since the days of Jon Lester - and his Cubs career drew to a close in 2020.
The team is rumored to be eyeing rotation upgrades this winter - and there are multiple avenues Jed Hoyer could go to shore up the staff, from re-visiting trade talks from this summer to flexing some financial muscle, again something we haven't seen from Chicago of late, the Dansby Swanson signing aside.