2020 Cubs - End of Era
Here are my predictions. I think it is safe say to these individual will probably not be with the Cubs in 2020: Pedro Strop - worst year yet in relief and closing. He is a free agent. With a 4.99 ERA in his contract year he is as good as gone. Steve Cishek - 13 million contract price vs mediocre production. The Cubs will gladly let him enter free agency after his performance over the last two years. Jon Lester - Continuously declining in performance. His record in 2019 does not show how horrible he truly was. Offense has bailed him out many times. Brandon Morrow - Nobody cares why he will be gone and will soon forget he played for the Cubs. Cole Hamels - He was to improve the overall pitching rotation. Cubs will part ways with him. Nicholas Castellanos - the only player on this list the Cubs should fight for, but probably will not. Ben Zobrist - Extremely reliable as player, but aged, becoming slow on the bases, and will not fit in future plans. Ian Happ - 2