Last month, BCB’s Josh Timmers wrote this article regarding Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama, who is an unrestricted free agent out of NPB and who might be an answer to the Cubs’ center field problem, given the fact that Albert Almora Jr. had a miserable 2019 and might never fulfill his No. 1 draft status promise.
Now, via Patrick Mooney at The Athletic, we learn that the Cubs might indeed be interested in Akiyama:
The Cubs have Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama on their radar as they explore ways to boost production from the leadoff spot and improve their up-the-middle defense.