<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/19/baseball/epstein_maddon_charles_leclaire.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Commentary-The-Biggest-need-for-Cubs-this-offseason-15948 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Commentary: The Biggest need for Cubs this offseason</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The Cubs clearly displayed some flaws in their roster down the stretch of a disappointing season that ended on a 2-11 stretch that left the Cubs out of the playoffs for the first time in five years.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Commentary-The-Biggest-need-for-Cubs-this-offseason-15948><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>