“I would argue that the current Cubs squad is a lot like The Godfather: Part III.” – Dan Szymborski, Fangraphs.
This winter brought unprecedented change to the Cubs organization. Things seemed pretty dim after Theo Epstein stepped down from his role as president of baseball operations, then fans watched successor Jed Hoyer non-tender Kyle Schwarber before trading Yu Darvish for Zach Davies and a handful of inexperienced prospects. Yet, the Cubs are still positioned nicely to defend their division championship.