All signs point to this being the offseason Jed Hoyer gets past his discomfort and finally lands the ace this team so desperately needs. Either by trade or free agency, the Chicago Cubs are expected to add a big-name pitcher to headline the rotation and Cubs insider Bruce Levine wants that pitcher to be right-hander Sandy Alcantara.
The Cubs were connected to Alcantara at the trade deadline this summer, but given the sky-high asking prices for front-end arms and his struggles since returning from Tommy John surgery, the Cubs balked, and the 30-year-old finished out the season with the Miami Marlins, the team he's pitched for since 2018.