Watching Tuesday’s early morning sports debate shows for news on the NFL trade deadline proved to be an exercise in boredom. Unlike the annual MLB trade deadline, the lack of trade rumors or frenzied reports from analysts back in the New York-area studios made it seem like just another ordinary day in the NFL.

Shota Imanaga and the Cubs have declined their respective options, and the lefty is now a free agent. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Cubs declined Imanaga 's three-year, $57.75 million option Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

With the New York Mets expected to be in the market for starting pitching help this offseason, could this lefty be a possible suitor for them? Jesse Rogers of E