<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_smiling_jon_durr.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-News-and-Notes-Tough-decisions-for-Theo-Cubs-trade-rumors-Zo-update-Hot-Stove-16104 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs News and Notes: Tough decisions for Theo, Cubs’ trade rumors, Zo update, Hot Stove</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody> While some caught on long ago, others still haven’t conceived that the Cubs are entering a very slippery slope with regard to their core.<br></font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-News-and-Notes-Tough-decisions-for-Theo-Cubs-trade-rumors-Zo-update-Hot-Stove-16104><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>