The Chicago Cubs came into the off-season knowing one thing–their rotation needed a jolt. Sure, they got back Shota Imanaga after he opted out and accepted the qualifying offer, but that is just step one in the club’s bigger picture.

Chicago needs more swing-and-miss, more top-end stuff, and more power. So, now, after they missed out on a massive target with Dylan Cease, they are suddenly all in on the pitcher that’s been deemed as the second Yoshinobu Yamamoto —Tatsuya Imai.

According to insiders like Bruce Levine, the Chicago Cubs are pushing for him.

But before we delve into this new target, the massive misstep worth talking about is what went down with Dylan Cease. Levine mentioned that Chicago was one of the seven teams bidding on Dylan Cease. They were serious about it, like “it

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