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ST. LOUIS — Willson Contreras walked into the Cubs’ clubhouse at Busch Stadium at roughly 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He greeted Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki and Suzuki’s translator, Toy Matsushita, as he settled in at his locker. It was a casual greeting from Contreras, one he’d probably give to any given teammate on any given game day. At the…...
Tonight on the CHGO Cubs Postgame Show, the Cubs crew reacts to the Chicago Cubs loss in the series opener vs the Cardinals. They also discuss the MLB trade deadline, and Cubs GM Jed Hoyer’s decision to not trade All-Stars, Ian Happ and Willson Contreras. Join Luke, Cody, Brendan, Corey, and Ryan on the CHGO Cubs Postgame show for their…
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The MLB Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching at 5pm CT. Will the Chicago White Sox make a move, or will Jake Diekman be their lone addition ahead of the deadline? The Sox enter Tuesday 3 games back of the Minnesota Twins, who just bolstered their rotation by adding Tyler Mahle from the Reds. Join Herb Lawrence and Sean Anderson as…
It's a special Monday morning in the baseball calendar, folks.
The Cubs have no games left to play before the trade deadline at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Right now, at 7 a.m. on Monday, the only big-league deal the Cubs have made is trading Chris Martin to the Dodgers on Saturday. Everyone else, as of this moment, are still members of the Chicago Cubs.
The reality is, though, that there are a few who'll likely be dealt elsewhere in the next 34 hours. The Cubs are sellers, and they have some trade pieces — from veterans on cheap deals to fan favorites — that could net them prospects of use. That's just where the team is at this point in the rebuild.
But we'll have much more on that this week. I'll be in St. Louis for the trade deadline and its aftermath, so CHGO will have a lot of content to come. Until then, I've got some thoughts on the Cubs and what's ahead for them over the next two days. So without further ado, here are my Monday morning thoughts, the day-before-the-deadline edition.
It’s very likely going to happen. Or at least, all signs are pointing in that direction.
Willson Contreras has been a part of trade speculation since the beginning of spring training (and there was a little bit of that talk circulating last season, too). As far as Contreras has revealed, the team hasn’t discussed an extension with him since the season started, and with him set to hit free agency this offseason, the Cubs would risk losing him for nothing but a compensatory draft pick (if they do extend a qualifying offer) in the case that they don’t trade him by Tuesday’s deadline.
So, barring some seismic shift over the next two days, Contreras will not be a Cub after the trade deadline. That’s the reality of the situation, and despite pleas by fans for an extension, it seems like just about everybody has come to terms with that.
But enough has been said on that front over the last couple of weeks. If the Cubs are reading, maybe this is what could help them make a last-minute change of heart. So, here are four reasons the Cubs shouldn’t trade Willson Contreras.
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