Theo Epstein addressed the media on Thursday, less than 24 hours after the New York Mets swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS.

The team's first priority this offseason will be to add pitching.

"We want to continue to add impact pitching, we want to continue to add starting-pitching depth at the big league level," Epstein said.

Chicago signed Jon Lester last offseason and they will likely be linked to most top-level starters this winter.

"Some good things are happening with the pitching," Epstein said of the organization, "but we have to continue to be aggressive and add as we did last winter."