Training has kicked off for the Chicago Cubs and expectations are going to be high for the franchise after a great winter.

The Cardinals were on the verge of trading Arenado, their top offseason goal, and they’d not only pulled off a deal, they’d matched with one of the teams on the eight-time All-Star’s short and semi-problematic five-team list of acceptable destinations.

With the Chicago Cubs missing out on Alex Bregman, speculation has emerged about the possibility of pivoting toward acquiring Nolan Arenado from the St. Louis Cardinals. However, a deal between ...