In the aftermath of the Winter Meetings, the Chicago Cubs are still in need of a top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher. The good news is that outside of Dylan Cease, all of the Cubs' offseason targets remain available.
There figures to be some movement this week as Japanese free-agent starting pitcher Tatsuya Imai is expected to begin meeting with teams. The Cubs will likely be among the teams to meet with the 27-year-old starting pitcher, and that could be part of the reason for their inactivity last week.
Imai projects to receive a contract that exceeds $100 million, and that could explain why the North Siders have opted to avoid signing a lesser option, like Zac Gallen, until they have a resolution on this front.