The Cubs have undergone a major overhaul this offseason, as Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have worked hard at making the team younger while also bolstering a farm system lacking depth.
However, through it all, one question keeps popping in my head: Who is going to be the Cubs ace?
Currently, Matt Garza appears to be the de facto ace for the Cubs. However, that is in name only. On a good team, he would be no better than a #2 or #3 starter.
The Cubs top pitching prospects don't project to be future aces either, as Trey McNutt and Dillon Maples both project as #2 starters, at best.
Thus, the Cubs will need to look outside their organization to find an ace. Enter Cole Hamels.
Hamels, who recently agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal with the Phillies, buying out his last year of arbitration, is likely to be a free agent after 2012. The Phillies have discussed an extension with him, but it doesn't appear that it will happen.
The Cubs will likely have some cash to spe...
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