The Cubs were among several teams with interest in left-hander prior to his decision to sign in Cincinnati on a earlier this week, according to . Wittenmyer adds that Chicago remained interested in Suters services down to the end of his time as a free agent. That the Cubs would have interest in Suter is hardly a surprise. The 34-year-old was among the lefty relievers the club was prior to last summers trade deadline, and the club has found itself connected to the relief market frequently with this winter, with Ryan Braiser and among the names rumored as potential Cubs targets. Suter also spent seven seasons in Milwaukee under new Cubs manager prior to joining the Rockies prior to the 2023 campaign. The relief market has seen the likes of , and Chris Speier Jersey sign over the past month in addition to Chafin, with right-hander also recently coming off the board after signing with the Giants as a starting pitcher. Even so, the Cubs nonethele s figure to have plenty of options available to them as they search to upgrade their bullpen this winter. In addition to Stephenson and Brasier, the likes of left-hander and right-hander could provide some veteran stability to the late innings for Chicago, where they currently project to utilize and . More from the north side of Chicago The Cubs made their first big move of the offseason last week by landing left-hander on a . While Imanaga was posted for MLB teams to sign le s than two months ago, recently detailed the clubs efforts to land the southpaw, which date back to the club beginning to scout the southpaw back in 2018, the third season of Imanagas career in Nippon Profe sional Baseball. Lee notes that Imanaga caught Chicagos attention in a more significant way during the World Baseball Softball Confederations 2019 Premiere12 tournament, the same tournament where they first identified outfielder as a po sible future target. That lengthy time spent scouting the duo has paid off as Imanaga figures to slot behind in the middle of the clubs rotation this year, while Suzuki slashed an impre sive .285/.357/.485 in 138 games as the clubs everyday right fielder in the second year of his five-year pact with the Cubs last year. Chicagos first-round pick in the 2023 draft, shortstop , made a big first impre sion during his first profe sional campaign with a .357/.400/.618 slash line in 170 trips to the plate acro s three levels last summer, including a stop at Double-A where he slashed a strong .292/.329/.523 in 15 games. With that performance, the 22-year-old has put himself on the radar for a po sible big league debut at some point during the 2024 campaign. Gold glove fielders and are locked into the middle infielder positions at Wrigley, however, and thats led Shaw to explore new defensive positions this winter. Shaw himself told at this weekends Cubs Convention that probably 99% of his defensive reps this winter have come at third base. Prospect evaluators questioned Shaws arm strength when he was selected last summer, making the hot corner an unusual fit for the youngster. On the other hand, the Cubs found succe s in moving to third base last year despite similar questions about arm strength with Madrigal posting +10 Outs Above Average at the position in 2023. Wade Meckler Jersey