No one wants to relive last offseason, especially the Cubs baseball operations department.



Last year, with budget restrictions imparted by ownership and potential trade chips coming off poor seasons, Cubs president Theo Epstein was limited in his ability to improve a club that won 95 games before falling apart come October.



The Cubs had clear needs last winter — a veteran hitter and bullpen help — and were forced to address them by searching for undervalued players who came on the cheap. Instead of aggressively pursuing quality relievers like Zack Britton or Andrew Miller, Epstein added Brad Brach, Tony Barnette and Xavier Cedeño. Daniel Descalso was the lone position player added in place of Tommy La Stella. The four players combined to produce -0.6 WAR, according to FanGraphs.



The Cubs have much better trade chips this winter to try and upgrade their team now and in the future. However, a limited budget seems to be once again keeping them...