There's been no shortage of national insiders to call out the Chicago Cubs for their lack of spending in recent years, and ESPN's Jeff Passan seems to have joined the chorus. While outlining the perfect move for the Cubs this offseason, Passan does make note that the Cubs have money to spend this winter, and there is no time better than now.
"The Cubs aren't the sort of team inclined to pay pitchers for past-their-prime years, and while that tends to be the sort of thing that's incompatible with free agency, there happens to be a 27-year-old available this winter who won't even cost a draft pick to sign.