"The Winter Meetings have been over for a few days now, but we're still not past the typically refractory period that follows. Even though the annual summit isn't quite the same as it once was in terms of deals being consummated, agents and team execs are working around the clock at a frenzied pace for 3-4 days. It's like the requisite training/prep montage in any sports or battle movie, whether it's Rocky prepping for Drago or Dutch getting ready to face the Predator."
"Despite what a lot of Cubs fans see as inactivity from their favorite team, there is plenty going on below the surface. Eight of this winter's top 10 free agents per MLB Trade Rumors remain unsigned as of this writing, and four of the next 10 are still on the market. Of the remaining 30, my unofficial count shows 21 awaiting deals."
The Winter Meetings produced intense, multi-day networking and negotiation activity as agents and team executives worked around the clock. Most teams, including the Cubs, concentrated on laying groundwork for roster moves to occur in the coming weeks. CI reporters Jacob Zanolla and Blake Cowell attended, generated written and video coverage, and used the opportunity to network with industry figures. A substantial number of top free agents remain unsigned — eight of MLB Trade Rumors' top 10 and four of the next 10 — while an unofficial count shows 21 of the remaining 30 still awaiting deals. Some transactions could occur in the next week or two before a holiday slowdown.
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