That a premier franchise would ever be in this situation is an extraordinary indictment of management. Cubs should *always* be a destination players want to play. The history, the brand, the nationwide fan base, Wrigley field, the new facilities, the city of Chicago, the neighborhood of Wrigleyville, the road attendance, the opportunity to be the face of one of the most iconic teams in US sports. I could go on and on.
Just about everything you just said above has been true since the early 1980s when WGN became a cable superstation.
Let us recall that none of the above led to sustained winning until the extraordinarily indicted current management came along, got Cubs into the post-season 5 out of the previous 6 seasons prior to 2021, and won a World Series.
If the current owners are to be indicted, the previous ones maybe should have gone to the electric chair.
Even the Yankees and Dodgers had bad periods in the years since WGN. Dodgers finished 58 games out of first place over two consecutive seasons in early 90s.
Cubs had a really good run in recent years and, like just about every single franchise in MLB at one time or other in recent years, now faces a rebuild. And, it’s, what, one month into the off-season? Let’s see what happens.
In any case, way more important than anything happening this off-season is what happens with player development of the Cubs low-level prospects coming along. Not going to get bent out of shape because Matz bypassed Cubs (and at least six other teams).
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