Significant changes could be on the horizon for the , and ESPN's Buster Olney reported Sunday that members of the position player core that won the 2016 World Series could be moved, such as shortstop .
"Theo Epstein, the Chicago Cubs' head of baseball operations, has acknowledged that the team faces changes this winter. In conversations with other teams, the Cubs are signaling there will be significant turnover on the roster, with a willingness to move almost any veteran—as well as just about anyone from the core group of position players who won the 2016 World Series, including shortstop Javier Baez.