Mesa, Ariz. – Craig Counesell, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, was leaving for Maryvel for the Cactus League game against his former Millvauki Brever Club on Wednesday, when agent Scott Borus Kodi reached the camp for the Kodi Beldinger News Conference.
“I felt that (Jordan) Montgomery was coming with you,” Counsel cracked, referring to one of the so -called “Borus Four” free agents, who remain non -insignificant.
The Montgomery is not on the radar of the cub, and the cylinder signing is likely to have the final major move of parole as the parole reaches the luxury-tax limit.
“We’re never going to stop looking,” Jade Hair, the chairman of the cub said about the possible addition. “I am not going to put a final nail in it. Things come all the time – trade, free agent. But this is (end) of February (end) and I think it is expected, although I will never rule anything. ,
You will get what you see, stopping some trade-dedeal tricks. COUNSELL said on Thursday that he is looking at the roster that is with him understanding that there will be no other important step in this spring.
“I will be honest, even before Kodi (signed), I was not thinking about it,” COUNSELL said. “You are in the time of the year, in your head, that you definitely start looking at the roster, and it is with the people here. I think we are really well deployed. Flexibility with roster right now, I think we are in a good place. ,
So does Belder’s return make the cub a favorite in the National League Central? Draftkings Sportsbook now now have cubs, which are a favorite, slightly ahead of St. Louis Cardinals.
Very few cubs should be considered contenders, which was expected from fans every year since 2015–21 before the summer sale of Chris Bryint, Anthony Rizo, Xavier Baiz, and the rest of the former core.
“I was already feeling like this,” said Shortstop Dansbi Swansan. “This is just more solid.”
Nevertheless, the cub has won only 83 games in the last season and returned about the same lineup, so they have to show some improvement to get out of the hump. The biggest change since 2023 is Christopher Morel, which begins on a third basis after spending last year’s nominated hitter.
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The matchup will eventually decide who DH is on a daily basis, and the Consol will have electrical options from the right in the Patrick Wisdom, who scored 23 domestic runs in 268 et-bats in 2023, and from the left in Michael Bush, who had 26 houses in 390 AT-BATs for Oklahoma City, Jess Angel Doders Triple Affilit. Miles Mastrobuni and Mike Touchman also offer crimes on the left side, and Miguel Amaya receives opportunities against the left-hand when the vehicle starts behind the gomes plate.
“This is the place that I have thought of at least, and it means that it is going to be a group of people, and to keep it open it means that we can slide, where it ends (roster), which is achieving those at-bats,” Counsell said.
“We currently have some nonstore people in the camp who can also do the factor in it, so it is widely open for that reason. … they are decisions for me that clean themselves as the days pass, so I do not like to spend a lot of time on them. ,
There is aggressive talent, with possibilities Alexander Carnerio, Pete Crow-Armestrong, Owen Kaisi and Matt Shaw are also on the tails.
Last year’s late-season will have something to monitor the ability of the learning cub from the late-season swan. Bulpen was clearly tired and in September there was a factor in a stretch with nine deficit and a league 10 blow sev.
But September also proved to be a difficult month for crime, originally done by Sia Suzuki, who hit .370 with a .685 slugging percentage in the month, and Nico Hornar, who hit .382 with .382 with .302 with on-base percentage.
Swansan had a good season in total, but in September. 391 with a Slugging percentage. 236 hit. He admitted that he was not fully satisfied with his season despite being nominated in the National League All-Star team and winning the NL Gold Glove Award in a brief.
The cub Shortstop Dansbi Swansan fielded a ground ball and thrown on the first basis during the spring training exercise on 20 February 2024 in Messa, Aryz. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
“In simple (conditions), not,” he said. “I always had high standard for myself, and when I don’t live on them, I am not so beautiful by myself. In all, when you see everything, it was personally a very difficult year. It was just challenging.
“And at the end of the day, I fought in the long run as much as I fought as hard as I fought. And I see it as a certain personal success in a certain way, because it is going to shape me for further things. ,
Like Swanson, the team’s confidence has not happened in itself. But as experienced leaders of the club, Belinjar and Swansan should be expected to step more often in large situations. So they got the money they did.
“We talked a little about confidence, and Dansbi borne himself with great confidence,” Counsell said. “This is a form of leadership, if it makes sense, because other players see it, and how you react to things.
“Looking at him for a few weeks, it is even more impressive. Seeing him picking him up a ground ball. … I knew that he had won a gold glove and everything, so I knew that he was good, but now that I am looking at it, it’s’ like God, can you make it easy? It is fun to see, and it is confident leadership. ,