Chicago Cubs Trades and Free Agent Signings
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The Rundown: Cubs Have Myriad Hot Stove Options, Contreras All But Gone, Smyly Declines Option, Mets Expected to Be Very Aggressive
The Cubs are at the forefront of the rumor mill at this year’s GM Meetings and will likely play that…
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Drew Smyly Declines Mutual Option, Could Still Ink New Deal with Cubs
Lefty Drew Smyly had a $10 million mutual option with the Cubs for the 2023 season, but the two sides…
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Willson Contreras Will Decline Cubs’ QO, Departure Basically Assured
Any hope you may have had of Willson Contreras remaining in Chicago may have gone out the window Tuesday afternoon.…
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Cubs ‘Will Express Strong Interest’ in José Abreu Once FA Negotiations Open
After initially reporting a few weeks ago that the Cubs liked José Abreu as an option to bolster their first…
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Cubs Have Already Been in Contact with Koudai Senga’s Reps, Have Another Meeting Planned
We’ve been talking a lot about Japanese righty Koudai Senga over the last few weeks because it appears the Cubs…
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Anthony Rizzo Officially Opts Out of Yankees Deal
It’s been assumed for weeks now that Anthony Rizzo would opt out of the second year of his Yankees deal…
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Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire Not Among 8 Former Players on Contemporary Baseball Era HOF Ballot
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that eight former players have been named to the Contemporary Baseball Era…
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Correa, deGrom Among Several More Big Names Join Free Agency by Opting Out
Free agency officially began on Sunday as 131 players fulfilled the terms of their contracts, but there’s a five-day wait…
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The Rundown: Hot Stove Season Arrives, Contreras Officially Free, Ohtani Very Expensive Trade Option, Mets Re-Sign Díaz
It’s Hot Stove Season, folks, and the Mets didn’t waste any time getting started. The Flushing franchise retained closer Edwin…
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6 Signs Cubs Are Serious About Spending, Competing in ‘23
Everyone running the Cubs’ baseball and business operations department has said repeatedly that the organization has both the ability and…
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