3 Trevor Bauer destinations if Dodgers get out of contract

1. Chicago Cubs

In all attempts to find destinations for highly-paid free agents this offseason, we keep coming back to the Chicago Cubs.

How long do they intend to wallow in squalor? Were their attempts to trade for teenagers in the Yu Darvish and Anthony Rizzo deals indicative of how long they’re willing to wait? Or was the Nick Madrigal swap with the White Sox the trade we should be examining as a signal of when they think they’ll be “back”?

Chicago’s Carlos Correa overtures stand out to us this offseason. They didn’t let Willson Contreras out of his deal in a well-timed trade after signing Yan Gomes. Rumors are swirling that Rizzo could be an option in Chicago again once Spring Training opens, even months after they let him go. The city’s gotten behind the Correa chase as well, firmly throwing Chicago unexpectedly into this offseason’s free agent narrative.

2022 probably isn’t the Cubs’ year, but perhaps 2023 could be, especially if they end up wading deeper into the free agent pool than anyone expected after their midsummer fire sale.

Plus, Chicago was the team that dealt for Chapman ahead of their life-changing 2016 World Series run. Chicago harbored Addison Russell through waves of allegations. If Bauer was placed on the table after the 2022 season, cleared by MLB to resume his career, it wouldn’t be a wild stretch to envision him joining Marcus Stroman and Kyle Hendricks atop a rotation that isn’t as far away as you’re likely thinking.

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