The Cubs seem behind the modern baseball curve of signing young, talented players to contract extensions. This is one reason the World Series core was all traded and it’s a reason why Ian Happ is going into his walk year.
I’ve written here about what a contract extension for Ian Happ might look like and what one for Nico Hoerner might entail.
But what about pitching? The Cubs have focused on drafting pitchers in recent years, so coming up soon might be a time where they will have to think about locking up young pitching talent for the long term.