<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://images.cubshq.com/stories/18/baseball/harper_swing_russell_lansford.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/The-Harper-Machado-Sweepstakes-Why-the-Cubs-Should-Pass-14801 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">The Harper/Machado Sweepstakes: Why the Cubs Should Pass</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The Cubs should – and I believe will – pass on them both. They are not the answer to the Cubs quest to become a dynasty, and adding them to the roster is too expensive in a lot more ways than one.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/The-Harper-Machado-Sweepstakes-Why-the-Cubs-Should-Pass-14801><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>