Chicago Cubs: Five players the team ‘should’ pursue this offseason

The Chicago Cubs have some weak spots to fix before the start of the 2018 season. The free agent market isn’t particularly strong, so they may need to make some trades.

NOTE: This entire post is made in jest. It is a testament to the quality of players Theo Epstein’s front office has compiled on the current Cubs’ roster. Look at these names and reflect on how far the organization has come in the last five years.

The Chicago Cubs struggled for extended periods of time during the regular season. They were still the best team in the National League Central, but as we learned from their postseason appearance, what they had wasn’t quite enough.

When the Cubs were thwarted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, the clock struck midnight on their Cinderella story. As Cotton McKnight would agree, the Cubs had turned into the “proverbial pumpkin.”

So it’s time for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer to wave their magic wands and make the Cubs champions again (they should put that slogan on a hat). Have faith in the front office. They’ll make all your wildest dreams come true. You just need to tweet at the Cubs a list of players you want on the team. Then, like a sweatshop of Christmas elves, the front office works tirelessly to cross every player off your list. This is the process. Trust me, I’m a baseball blogger, so I basically know exactly how it works.

With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of five players the Cubs should trade for this winter. They’ll win if, and only if, they acquire all five of them. Otherwise they’re doomed to fail. The customer is always right. Here we go.