RIcketts on Sosa reunion: "We can just accept the fact that there were a lot of guys doing things that the league was discouraging."

A “very special” edition of the Cubs Convention kicked off Friday with the return of Sammy Sosa from Cubbie exile after 20 years, the introduction of new star Kyle Tucker and powder blue alternate jerseys and the same old hopes and dreams of the last 39 years.

Jed Hoyer expresses his frustrations after the Cubs miss out on Roki Sasaki -- with Sasaki deciding to sign with the Dodgers.

On the weekend of the annual Cubs Convention that serves to get fans excited for the upcoming season, Tom Ricketts did a good job of pouring cold water on

Cubs owner Tom Ricketts knows there’s only so much they can do when trying to compete with the spending abilities of teams such as the Mets, the Yankees and the Dodgers. There’s only so much Ricketts can do with trying to attract stars with comparable contracts while still breaking even in the end.

The Chicago Cubs have made some moves this offseason, most notably trading Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees and also acquiring slugger Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros. With only a few weeks until spring training,

One of the over-arching questions about Chicago’s winter plans is exactly how much Hoyer had available to spend, and chairman Tom Ricketts addressed this point.