"This isn't necessarily a surprising thing, because, by and large, folks agree that the Cubs had a very good offseason, rebuilding the bullpen, retaining Shota Imanaga, bringing in Edward Cabrera, and, obviously, signing Alex Bregman. But what was surprising to me was the extent to which insiders had the Cubs up near the top of the best offseasons. The 36 executives, retired executives, managers, coaches, and scouts that Stark spoke with gave the Cubs the third most votes in the NL, behind only the Dodgers and Mets (and nearly as many votes as the Blue Jays and Red Sox in the AL)."
"The Alex Bregman signing, specifically, ranked as the third best free agent move of the offseason, behind only the Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz signings, and tied with the Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette signings. ( Hmm, maybe these voters were just picking the biggest-money signings .... ) Moreover, Stark pointed out, the Bregman signing got the most votes for "best" signing without getting a single vote for "worst" - the other big moves all generally had some doubters. "Perfect fit for a team that is ready to win," said one voter. "His influence will be felt, and it is a perfect city for his style of play.""
Thirty-six baseball executives, retired executives, managers, coaches, and scouts gave the Cubs the third-most votes in the National League for best offseason, behind the Dodgers and Mets. The Cubs rebuilt the bullpen, retained Shota Imanaga, added Edward Cabrera, and signed Alex Bregman. The Bregman signing ranked as the third-best free-agent move of the offseason, behind Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz, and tied with Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette. Bregman received the most votes for best signing and no votes for worst. The Edward Cabrera trade did not receive notable attention in the trade category.
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