Despite losing two games in Japan to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cubs should be a much-improved team this coming campaign.

There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines ...

The Cubs would receive Dylan Cease in return for outfielder Seiya Suzuki, Nate Pearson, and catcher prospect Moises ...