It's no secret that the Chicago Cubs are searching to improve the pitching rotation through free agency. Zac Gallen seems to be a target for the organization, even if there was a botched report on Saturday morning.

It was initially reported by USA Today's Bob Nightengale that Gallen and the Cubs were closing in on a multi-year deal that would pay the 30-year-old starting pitcher $22 million annually. However, that report was almost immediately shut down by Jeff Passan of ESPN, as it turns out that the two sides are nowhere close to agreeing on a contract. Since the botched report, Nightengale updated his original post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Expand Tweet

Despite the messy reporting, it does appear that the Cubs are still targeting Zac Gallen, per Patrick Mooney of The A

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