Although “not enough wins” would probably be the most succinct description of the Cubs era directly preceding the current team, I think a more accurate complaint would be the lack of “big-boy” moves from the front office. You know the sort – a bullying transaction of any kind that other organizations with similar revenues, markets, and valuations as the Cubs seem to make all the time.

But lately (as in, the last couple of seasons), the Cubs have changed that narrative big-time, and I’m just so here for it.

Remember, not every big-boy move is going to work out perfectly, but they are inarguably the type of swings you want a team like the Cubs to make routinely.

Here are the five that stand out most to me in chronological order.

The Cubs Have Been Making Some Big-Boy Moves Lately, and I’m Really Into It (via Michael Cerami)

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