Chicago Cubs We enter the offseason with fans looking for something to be excited about.

Chicago since the curse was broken in 2016 I missed the playoffs completely. They have appeared in five of the last eight seasons, including the last four in a row, and have not won a postseason game since a return trip to the NLCS in 2017.

it’s time jed hoyer To make a big move, and to make the kind of move that winning teams in this era of Major League Baseball can pull off. Not a player of this caliber most of the time Juan Soto becomes available. The current one, who has just turned 26 and is probably not even in his prime yet New York Yankees The slow outfielder is arguably the best hitter in baseball.

We’re coming off another elite playoff run in which he put his team on his shoulders and led New York to the brink of victory, just like he did in New York. Washington Nationals In 2019, Soto will surely receive a huge sum from whoever signs his name on the dotted line. While the Cubs aren’t seen as one of the main threats to sign him, there’s absolutely no reason why they shouldn’t at least enter the sweepstakes if ownership is serious about winning. Athletic detail How Soto can fit into the lineup and establish Chicago as a strong player once again.

“It takes some imagination to see Soto in Cubbie blue in the short term. But Soto is not a short-term buy,” wrote Stephen J. Nesbitt. “With so few long contracts and a lot of impact potential in Triple A, by signing Soto the Cubs will be making a strong statement to the rest of the baseball world that they are willing to spend big to own the NL Central.”

Soto happened widely anticipated Reaching a deal that will definitely end up being over $500 million and potentially even move into the $700 million region. Obviously there is a huge and somewhat frightening level of commitment, but there is no player in baseball who has proven to be more confident and he’s doing his best When the lights are brighter than Juan Soto.

If the Cubs can land Soto, they could shift the balance of power in the league, and potentially even the National League, to a point where it hasn’t been in nearly a decade. At the very least, Hoyer and his team should be prepared to do whatever it takes to catch him. Fans deserve a winner, and Chicago has a chance to win once again.