Excitement is starting to build for Chicago Cubs fans as they are about to get Joe Maddon as their head coach. Maddon will inherit a team that is loaded with potential as Theo Epstein has been stockpiling the talent on this team and in the farm system for a couple of years now.
The farm system is sensational right now and the Cubs have the money to spend money in the offseason, which is something that Maddon didn't have when he was at Tampa Bay. This organization has a ton of money and will probably will go after Lester and Scherzer this year.
The Cubs most definitely be contenders in 2016, but can they be contenders this year? Theo Epstein has built this team the right way and the Cubs could very well be a dangerous team next year.
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