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With his signing deadline approaching, the Chicago Cubs appear to be a long shot to land Japanese free agent pitcher Shota Imanaga.

With negotiations with Scott Boras regarding Cody Bellinger at a standstill, it may be easier for the two sides to discuss a deal for J.D. Martinez.

The Chicago Cubs appear to be focusing on depth in the rotation, rather than headliners - with names like Matt Moore, Sean Manaea and James Paxton surfacing this week.

Shota Imanaga is going to get a nine-figure commitment, and it doesn't sound like it'll come from the Cubs.

Jordan Montgomery is a good free agent target for the Chicago Cubs. And there are a couple new rumors connecting them together.

#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. In which we continue to pound the salt and the Belli pulpit. If you are the first to identify the man in the photo, you get 10,000 BCB points from the stash I liberated from the main office last year and forgot to tell Dep about.

Don't expect the Cubs to shift course and start doling out monster length deals this offseason.

The Cubs reportedly did not have interest in a reunion with Jeimer Candelario this winter, while watching him sign with the NL Central rival Reds.

In need of a center field answer, the Chicago Cubs had interest in KBO superstar Jung Hoo Lee before he signed a free agent deal with the San Francisco Giants.

With the expectations the Chicago Cubs came into free agency with, we should have seen a move by now. But what if the plan was never to make a splash?