MLB offseason winners and losers: Dodgers, Cubs, Mets and Scott Boras feeling good entering spring training

This MLB offseason has given onlookers a little bit of everything. We’ve seen blockbuster trades, massive free-agent contracts and all sorts of transactions in between. And after a lull in December, there has been a late-January flurry of action.
Sporting News

Dodgers linked to trade with Cubs that would make Los Angeles even more dangerous

Evan Massey of Heavy.com floated the idea of Los Angeles targeting Hoerner in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, mainly due to a major shift in Chicago’s infield plans.
ABC7

Dodgers play the Cubs on home winning streak

Chicago Cubs (34-51, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (55-29, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Drew Smyly (0-0); Dodgers: Julio Urias (7-6, 2.57 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers ...

The Cubs Are Closer to the Dodgers Than You'd Think

A position-by-position look suggests the gap between Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers is narrower than perception.