The Cubs seemed prepared to deal with Shaw's inevitable growing pains but he wound up hitting .172 (10-for-58) in 18 games.

Holliday leads a class that is light at the top but heavy with solid prospects well into the second and third rounds.

Now that we're a few weeks in and things are starting to take shape, we look at what might actually be a problem for each team going forward.

There are some encouraging signs after the Cubs made pitching depth a top offseason priority, constantly thinking about what could go wrong.

The Cubs do not have a way to immediately and seamlessly replace Steele, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017.

With Crow-Armstrong still in the early stages of his big-league career, neither side felt an urgent need to agree to an extension.