One of the worst feelings that Chicago Cubs fans have had to grapple with since around 2019 is the feeling that the team was incomplete. Since winning the World Series in 2016, most offseasons could be characterized by a lack of spending and half measures well below what a big-market team should be capable of. Even last offseason, with the trade for one year of a superstar in Kyle Tucker, still felt one or two pieces short of being a truly great assembly of talent by Jed Hoyer. Tucker, too, came with the looming dread that the Cubs wouldn't pay up to retain his services beyond 2025.
Opening Day just feels different for Cubs after seismic offseason
