Seeing this thread bumped, knowing what it was going to be about, and still reading it is the very definition of being a Cubs fan now. God it sucks ass.
Here is an article by Hoge that pretty much sums up my feeling. If the Bears draft a RB in the 4th or 5th this year they should be able to replace Howard's (declining) production. https://wgnradio.com/2019/03/28/hoge-even-at-a-lower-price-trading-jordan-howard-made-sense/
There wasn't any money in the budget to convince Todd Hollandsworth to come out of retirement. Is Tuffy Rhodes still available just for opening day? Imagine him and Fukudome in the lineup together!
Pretty much everyone here underestimated Milwaukee, I guess they don't need starting pitchers and are OK with 5 2b's playing in the IF and just Christian Yelich playing out of his mind to win the division. Maybe instead of trading for arms the Cubs should have gotten a C and another OF.