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“We had some early spring-training looks on him this year, and we liked what we saw, and during the season, as well,” general manager Chris Getz said.
The White Sox declined comment, but a potential move to the Music City is viewed as a long shot.
Counsell is about a month into his Cubs tenure.
As Sox actively shop ace Dylan Cease in teardown, GM Chris Getz refuses to call it a rebuild and won’t say when club will compete.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed the Dodgers have met with Ohtani.
Coming off an MVP season in Korea, the 30-year-old right-hander agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal.
The Cubs are among a handful of teams reportedly in the running to land Ohtani.
General manager Carter Hawkins confirmed at the winter meetings Monday that the remaining members of the Cubs’ 2023 coaching staff are slated to return next season.
“I‘ve reflected a ton,” Grifol said. “There’s things that I feel I could have done better, and I will be better. We will be better.”
On a quiet Monday at the winter meetings, the White Sox had “no urgency to trade Dylan Cease.”
Piniella was one of eight managers, executives and umpires on the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot Sunday. Jim Leyland was the only one voted in to the Hall of Fame
So it goes when there are massive improvements to be made. Designated hitter Eloy Jimenez doesn’t have the trade value Dylan Cease would bring, but he could go as Getz covets a faster, more athletic team.
So far this winter, speculation about the top free agents, including Shohei Ohtani, has time and again included the Cubs as contenders. That’s a good start. But free agent and trade action should pick up at winter meetings next week.
If the results tell us anything, it’s that voters were, on the whole, unable to distinguish between one brand of awful and the other.
Both broadcasters worked for the same owner and were in similar situations. Yet Benetti’s relationship with the Sox differed from Amin’s with the Bulls.
Manager Craig Counsell still has holes to fill in his 2024 coaching staff.
“I want to feel it, I want to see the pitcher and let my natural ability shine with that,” DeJong said.
The hall, not the players, decide which team emblem goes on the Cooperstown plaques.
The independent Oakland B’s (short for Ballers) hope to keep baseball alive in the city long after the major-league A’s move to Las Vegas.
Counsell has yet to step in the dugout for the Cubs, but it’s becoming clear what the team should expect.
Counsell had high praise for the exciting young player at the winter meetings this week.
San Diego received right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and Drew Thorpe along with catcher Kyle Higashioka. In addition to Soto, the Yankees get Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham.
The Sox signed a free-agent pitcher and made a Rule 5 pick.
The Cubs reportedly are targeting Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow, but contrary to some earlier reports, are not willing to include Christopher Morel in a deal.
The shortstop, who struggled offensively in 2023, gets a one-year, $1.75 million deal.
Chris Getz’s first trade won’t be his last this offseason, and it might not be his biggest, not with Dylan Cease as a potential chip.
Steele finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting.
White Sox shoring up middle infield early in offseason.
White Sox improve infield defense with Naperville Central graduate’s arrival on South Side.
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