Lower your expectations even more.
Jordan Bastian @MLBastian
There have been reports that the Cubs have met with reps for OF Shogo Akiyama. He's limited right now by fracture in R foot. Even so, asking price might be north of Chicago's comfort zone. Per multiple MLB evaluators, Akiyama is more of a complementary OFer. But, fits Cubs needs.
And the backtracking begins. "For the second year in a row, we didn't really need to make the changes I said we really needed at the end-of-season press conference."
Tony Andracki @TonyAndracki23
How would Theo Epstein feel if the Cubs did very little this winter and showed up to spring training with essentially the same roster?
"Status quo is not a bad option, but we're obviously out there looking to make changes and change the dynamic and improve and grow."