The Chicago Cubs fell short in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes, and while Jed Hoyer defended the team's pursuit of the star third baseman — calling the four-year, $115 million offer that included multiple opt-outs the "best offer we could make" — it's hard not to notice that the "best offer" the team could make fell short of the Detroit Tigers in both years (six) and total value ($171.

Unless it unexpectedly develops into a more serious injury, however, Shaw is still the front-runner at third base. He’s in his fourth or fifth day of recovery, Counsell estimated, after hurting his oblique on a swing in the batting cages this week.