Story of every off-season:
Cubs expected to be very active
Cubs are listed as a finalist for high priced free agent
Cubs don't get high priced free agent
Cubs were never close to high priced free agent because it costs too much money or years
Cubs sign mid tier free agents to short term deals
Megill has reverse splits. They probably feel confident he can get out of the 1st against Busch and Tucker. Then save Ashby for a high leverage inning against the top of the lineup later in the game.
I did not expect Pomz of all the choices to get the 1st 3 outs. I did not expect him to last longer than 2 weeks on this team so hopefully he continues to surpass my expectations.