According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Cubs are among seven or eight teams that have inquired about Cliff Lee. Hard to read too much into this at such an early stage, but it is an intriguing possibility. Signing Lee is an expensive proposition, but he is one of the best pitchers in all of baseball. For the Cubs, it would instantly give them a pretty formidable rotation and also serve as a signal that they have finally recognized that the strength of their team and their minor league system is pitching, that pitching and defense matter a lot, and that these are the things you build a team around.
The Cubs freed up more than enough cash to sign a guy like Lee when they dumped Lilly, Lee, Theriot, and Fontenot late last season and they will add to those savings when they let Nady walk, so even without freeing up salary by trading their own talent, they could afford one big splash. Probably that is all they are willing to make anyway.
As I say, there may not be much in it, but it indicates they are at least evaluating the possibility, which is a start.
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