The Cubs already have made a couple of notable moves since the start of the offseason, bringing back Shota Imanaga on the one-year qualifying offer and signing free-agent reliever Phil Maton to a two-year deal.
But there is much work still to be done, if the club is going to take aim at its second straight postseason berth and challenge the Brewers for its first full-season NL Central title since 2017. With that in mind, here are three goals for the rest of the Cubs' offseason.
1. Add a pillar to the rotation
After a bit of hand-wringing, the Cubs will have Imanaga back in 2026 , on the one-year qualifying offer. That still isn't nearly enough to shore up a rotation that was stabilized almost exclusively by a veteran with an extensive injury history (Matthew Boyd) and a very impress

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