All signs - both rumors circulating around the GM Meetings and in public statements from Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins - have the Chicago Cubs focused almost solely on pitching heading into the offseason.
It makes sense. The club pieced their way to the fifth game of the NLDS before falling to the rival Milwaukee Brewers, but were clearly shorthanded on the pitching side of the equation. With a mass free agent exodus in the bullpen and Shota Imanaga now a free agent who is expected to decline the qualifying offer, their need is greater than ever.
But that shouldn't take away from the fact that this is a team that's likely going to lose Kyle Tucker in free agency, subtracting a major piece from the offensive puzzle.