The Chicago Cubs were at the center of baseball’s biggest story on the morning of December 6, although it didn’t end in the way fans had wanted (at least not yet).
USA Today MLB insider Bob Nightengale initially made an X post that read, “The Chicago Cubs are close to finalizing an agreement with free-agent starter Zac Gallen on a multi-year deal that will pay him an average of $22 million a year. Gallen, with three top-10 Cy Young finishes, has averaged 32 starts a year for the past 4 seasons.”
However, this X post appeared to be premature. ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan followed this up with his own X post that read, “Zac Gallen does not have a deal and is not close to finalizing one.”
This prompted Nightengale to edit his initial post to make it read, “UPDATE: The Chicago Cubs are HOPEFUL of finalizing an agreement with free-agent starter Zac Gallen on a multi-year deal, but the deal is NOT DONE with others still in contention.”