By TC Zencka|July 10, 2020 at 10:02 pm CDT
Adbert Alzolay Chicago Cubs David Ross Josh Phegley Kris Bryant Notes Theo Epstein Victor Caratini Willson Contreras.
Theo Epstein has mainly led his clubs with positive, progressive messaging that, if anything, arrive on the overly-diplomatic end of the spectrum. Real to form, he and the Chicago Cubs organization are motivating their gamers to speak their minds as they so pick, composes Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports. Though Epsteins remarks may come off as hollow, theres little to suggest hes being anything however genuine. Hes been in advance about wishing to organizationally (and personally) take a long, inward look at themselves for traces of the systemic bigotry thats been at the fore of the countrys cultural discussion. These comments stemmed from a tweet from Adbert Alzolay that voiced a few of his issues about camp in South Bend. That tweet, nevertheless, was erased after some of his truths showed to be inaccurate, per The Athletics Sahadev Sharma. This Heres more from Chicago …
Epstein more-or-less put the kibosh on any potential extensions for Chicagos numerous popular, star players, per MLB.coms Jordan Bastian. After Kris Bryant recently re-iterated his desire to remain in Chicago, its a little disquieting to hear Epstein so thoroughly closed down the concept of extending much-beloved Cubs like Bryant, Javier Baez, or Willson Contreras On the other hand, its definitely a complicated time in baseball, and there are lots of logistics to keep the organization hectic simply in attempting to keep gamers safe and go back to the game of baseball. The market for star gamers like Bryant and Baez might not be any more unsure, and with a minimum of 2 seasons prior to any of their core gamers reach complimentary firm, the Cubs have the high-end of time. If nothing else, next offseason will use a remarkable information point as Mookie Betts strikes the free market. The Cubs certainly have the funds to re-up their stars, however they may just wish to wait to see the going rate for a super star in these uncertain times.
On the field, supervisor David Ross is mulling the possibility of carrying 3 catchers once the season begins, per Bastian (through Twitter). Offered the rather disorderly terms of the 2020 season, it would not be surprising to see many teams go this path. For the Cubs specifically, Victor Caratini proved enough with the bat last season to get some at-bats at first base or designated player while Contreras continues to serve as the everyday catcher.
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True to form, he and the Chicago Cubs organization are motivating their gamers to speak their minds as they so choose, composes Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports. The market for star gamers like Bryant and Baez might not be any more unsure, and with at least two seasons prior to any of their core gamers reach complimentary agency, the Cubs have the luxury of time. The Cubs certainly have the funds to re-up their stars, but they might simply desire to wait to see the going rate for a superstar in these unpredictable times.
For the Cubs specifically, Victor Caratini proved enough with the bat last season to get some at-bats at very first base or designated player while Contreras continues to serve as the daily catcher.
