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I think he knew that, but obviously I think there was the assumption based on last year that we would do it.'Ĭlick here to follow the Cubs Talk Podcast. August 25, 2002: The Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Fassero to the St. Statcast Leaders Baseball Savant Top Prospect Stats. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs July 4, 2007: The St. 2023 Regular Season 2023 Spring Training 2023 World Baseball Classic 2022 Postseason MLB Events Team by Team Schedule. 'We were obviously going to discuss him with teams, and if it makes sense for the Cubs, we'll do it. MLB.TV Buy MLB.TV Buy At Bat Watch & Listen Help Center. 05/10/23: South Bend Cubs placed RHP Sam Thoresen on the 7-day.

05/10/23: Chicago Cubs optioned C Miguel Amaya to Iowa Cubs. 'We never gave any message to anyone that was like, ‘We're going to trade him at all costs.’ Transaction: 05/10/23: 3B Albert Gutierrez assigned to DSL Cubs Red. 'I've been in communication with his agents throughout the month,' Hoyer said. Whether last year's deadline moves influenced the feeling Contreras was certain to be traded, which Hoyer indicated, the Cubs weren't operating with that mentality. MORE: Cubs' Hoyer feels for 'emotional toll' on Contreras, Happ He was unable to immediately after the deadline due to its proximity to Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. Hoyer sympathized with that and intends to catch up with both players Tuesday night or Wednesday. The Cubbies and right-hander Jameson Taillon have agreed to a four-year contract worth 68 million, reports ESPN.

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The last few weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster for Contreras and Happ as they faced the prospect of leaving the only organization they've ever known. The Chicago Cubs have made their second free agent slash of the Winter Meetings. August 28, 2021: Placed INF David Bote on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug 27. RELATED: Cubs add promising Wesneski to budding pitching pipeline DATE TRANSACTION August 30, 2021: Reinstated RHP Dillon Maples and RHP Adbert Alzolay from the 10-day IL. “But I do feel like in some of the other markets, the buyers were A-motivated.” I think we got really talented arms,” Hoyer added of the Scott Effross, David Robertson and Mychal Givens trades. “When we did, I think we made some deals. We never found deals that exceeded the value of the players we had. Rizzo, the first key move former Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and current one Jed Hoyer made together when they traded for him in 2012.“Simply trading players to say you got prospects that you don't believe in, or don't find very talented, that doesn't make anything great at all.

This is what stands out - above and beyond anything else in baseball - at this monumental moment. (Either way, Chicago got fleeced!)īut before all that: the shock, awe, pain, misery and emptiness felt in some combination and measure by anyone who rose and fell, celebrated and stewed, and most of all deeply enjoyed and appreciated the last half-decade-plus of the Cubs. 300 in the big leagues - and power-armed reliever Codi Heuer? It’ll be fun to keep score. Elite closer Kimbrel for injured second baseman Nick Madrigal - a former first-round pick who has hit over. Depending on the rest of their offseason, Chicago could contend for an expanded postseason berth in 2023, if not the NL Central title. Veteran reliever Ryan Tepera for left-handed prospect Bailey Horn? Sure, fine, whatever. The Cubs went 74-88 in 2022, including 39-31 in the second half. And here, of course, we have our World Series-or-bust White Sox, who added Craig Kimbrel to a bullpen so ferocious, and second baseman Cesar Hernandez to a lineup so deep and dangerous, that we soon will experience three months - and potentially years longer than that - of the goings-on at Guaranteed Rate Field thoroughly overshadowing those at Wrigley Field.Īnd we’ll spend much time relitigating the trades of late July 2021 between the Sox and Cubs, much as we have their rare but notable past deals. DATE TRANSACTION December 29, 2022: Agreed to terms with C Tucker Barnhart on a two-year contract.

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