The Cubs’ off-season stands somewhere between “dawdling” and “thumb-twiddling,” despite the addition of catcher Austin Romine. I grasp that a trade of a big-name, big-ticket player or more might need to precede any major additions. However, with the 40-man roster at 36, at some point, running that to full might be useful eventually. This was my mindset when I saw this MLBTR headline on Saturday about the Braves making a couple of waiver claims that could prove useful.
You might not be familiar with corner outfielder Kyle Garlick or reliever Victor Arano. Arano has 74u2154 innings of MLB time over 73 outings with the Phillies from 2017-19.