Chicago Cubs rumors: The Cardinals stealing this SS target would be awful

The Chicago Cubs were a mostly bad team in 2022 but they had some glimmer of hope more than once. The future might have some promise if they continue making some smart moves over the next few years.

As of right now, it seems like they want t spend a little bit of money during this current offseason which is probably a smart idea given the state of the NL Central Division. A lot of people believe that the Cubs could play their cards right and be amongst the leaders in the division.

That may be true but those smart moves are still ahead of the Cubs and not behind them. One thing that they sound especially interested in is the shortstop market. One name in particular that has come up is Dansby Swanson. 

The Cubs infield would look great with Swanson who is recently coming off some amazing years with the Atlanta Braves. These great years include some nice accolades like a Gold Glove, an All-Star appearance, and a World Series championship. It has been a good few years.

Swanson has been so good that there are going to be lots of other teams looking at him at this point. The Cubs were mentioned in this rumor along with a team like the Philadelphia Phillies which is not the best team to be negotiating against right now.

The Chicago Cubs could really use a player like Dansby Swanson right now.

The Phillies are the reigning National League champions right now so good players wanting to go there makes perfect sense. Still, the Cubs are hoping to land these guys instead of the teams that are already at the top.

Jon Morosi has been all over Swanson’s decision so far this offseason with this original report but now he is saying that a different team is going to be involved.

Another team that he mentioned on Monday was the St. Louis Cardinals. He went on MLB Network and reported that the Cardinals are interested in Swanson and then doubled down on Twitter with a clip of the segment. That would be a disaster for the Chicago Cubs.

The Cardinals are already ahead of the Cubs so the Cubs are trying to level things out. If they landed someone like Swanson this off-season, it would be really hard to even things out any time soon. This is something that the Cubs need to hope does not happen.