Nope. Then, who is the third baseman? Find it hard to believe they'd start actually trying and then throw Olt out there. He can't even see! They'll prop up an empty uniform on a broomstick at 3B if it means they get more Bryant-control. He's simply not starting the season with the Cubs.
Doesn't seem like too egregious a call. Wouldn't be surprising at all if it played out that way. Even if you think it's really really close (which I don't...projections have them like 6 games apart), it wouldn't make sense for a near unanimous belief going the other way. It seems like every time it's asked, everyone picks White Sox for some weird reason. It's not THAT weird; sports journalists are terrible human beings, people love buying into the idea that the Cubs are doomed to always lose and baseball is an odd game.
It's trading from an area that would be a surplus by midseason Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe. They still have Castro, Baez, Alcantara, LaStella, Bryant and Russell for three spots. Yes, I know.