Chicago Cubs Got First-Hand Proof How They Dodged Bullet in Free Agency

Remember when Bob Nightengale reported that the Chicago Cubs were going to sign free agent starting pitcher Zac Gallen to a multi-year contract? That was somewhat surprising news, given how early it was in free agency, and a major revelation for Gallen, who did not have any agreement with the Cubs. Reporters around the industry almost instantly refuted Nightengale’s information, and he eventually walked back his reporting as well.

Yet that wasn’t the last of the Gallen-to-Cubs rumors in the offseason.