Seasonal affective disorder, which conveniently abbreviates to SAD, is a type of depression that often comes along in the winter months when shorter days and seemingly endless gloomy weather can trigger a chemical shift in the brain. Cubs fans are experiencing a more specific issue that comes when the front office fails to provide any sunshine in the way of big-league moves. In case you missed it earlier, the Cubs are the only team that has yet to sign or trade for a guaranteed MLB contract.
What Bruce Levine dubbed a “Scott Boras Winter” back in early December has blown into Chicago with flurries of puns and direct challenges to team leadership.