The Athletic: Cubs Still Looking for Rotation Help

[Bertz]

This spring the Chicago Cubs have not been immune to the pitching injury bug that plagues baseball every March.  Thankfully to this point they have not been among the teams hardest hit.  Despite that, reporting tonight out of The Athletic indicates that Jed Hoyer is still active on the market for starting pitching:

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Even the Chicago Cubs, relatively healthy at the moment, are among the clubs seeking potential rotation help, a search that might intensify depending on how they fare in their season-opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo on March 18-19.

It's not totally clear how much of this is laying groundwork in case an injury arises versus how much the team is intent to add a starter even as things currently stand.  The Athletic also reports that the team had an offer out to Andrew Heaney before he signed with Pittsburgh, though he theoretically could have been a fit in the bullpen as well.  NorthsideBaseball's own Matthew Trueblood also reported last month that Hoyer was still talking with the Padres hoping to land Dylan Cease, so bigger game may be on the table if it's available.

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[CubinNY]

Shouldn't this be like an everygreen need?