The Chicago Cubs are in need of a fifth pitcher now that Tyson Ross has officially chosen the Texas Rangers over the North-Siders.
Source says Rangers have signed Tyson Ross…no word yet on the contract except it is a one-year deal… Rangers haven’t confirmed
— TR Sullivan (@Sullivan_Ranger) January 13, 2017
While it is somewhat late in free agency, there are still plenty of names for the Cubs to pick from. With in-house options like second-year-lefty Rob Zastryzny who shined in his lone start of 2016 or World Series game seven closer Mike Montgomery, who has 23 starts under his belt.
However, Theo Epstein told Phil Rodgers of the MLB Network not to expect the Cubs to just go with what they have quite yet, implying more could happen this offseason.
Theo Epstein says #Cubs still in market to add starting pitching after #Rangers get Tyson Ross. This should be interesting.
— Phil Rogers (@philgrogers) January 14, 2017
With Epstein apparently still searching for more arms to add to his club, I decided to put together a list of players the Cubs could be interested in for 2017.
