08-02-2021, 12:17 PM
BTW Funk, I don’t believe the Cubs are a few players away from being competitive. The team prior to Friday was a few signings away from the ranks of the Dodgers, Rays, etc. The current roster is probably 6 - 9 players away and folks that will likely require years to assemble. Could they be competitive in NL Central in less time? Probably but again I’m not expecting much in free agent signings for at least a 2-3 years till basically Ricketts is forced to spend to limit his other assets losing more value