If you are a Cubs fan, Mark Gonzales’s summary of who will remain and who will not is as good as it can get. I give his top section but at the link you can read the rest:
Who’s likely to return
Player … Position … Contract status … Comment
Pitchers
Jake Arrieta … Starting pitcher … Arbitration eligible … Could be last hurrah with free agency looming
Jason Hammel … Starting pitcher … Club control … $12 million option a bargain to exercise
Kyle Hendricks … Starting pitcher … Club control … Maybe ripe for a multiyear deal
John Lackey … Starting pitcher … Signed through 2017 … Will let it all out in likely last season
Jon Lester … Starting pitcher … Signed through 2020 … Stepped up at right time in second half
