The Chicago Cubs have missed out on one of their potential free agent targets as one of the dominoes in the pitching market has fallen. Now, former Houston Astros left-handed starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is signing a three-year deal worth $63 million with the Los Angeles Angels as first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

Here’s the entire list of MLB players who were non-tendered last week. There are more than 60 of them. Many of them, including Cubs righthander Adbert Alzolay, were injured and not likely to play in 2025.

The Chicago Cubs are heading into the offseason with a sense of urgency to improve on the heels of four consecutive missed playoffs and zero wins in October sin