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The Cubs also need a first baseman, and though Rizzo is the likeliest of any of the former core to return, C.J. Assuming Kyle Hendricks and Adbert Alzolay are the mainstays, and perhaps Justin Steele, flippable starters will allow the organization more time to develop Brailyn Márquez, Jordan Wicks, and Caleb Kilian, among others. If Hoyer is looking for sign-and-flip players, he could piecemeal a rotation together with guys like Charlie Morton, J.A. Ian Happ could man left field until Brennen Davis is ready, and Heyward’s contract will have finally expired by the time Pete Crow-Armstrong makes his debut. Jason Heyward isn’t going anywhere, so he could move to center with Castellanos in right and Schwarber could be the team’s full-time DH and part-time left fielder. Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber would be great additions, particularly since the NL will likely adopt the DH rule starting next season. In all likelihood, Hoyer is not going to want to start the Great Reset by signing players and then moving them out of position, so perhaps he looks to his outfield. He has three players under guaranteed contracts for next season, so there’s immediate work to be done. It would be shortsighted to expect Jed Hoyer to bring back any or all of Javier Báez, Kris Bryant, and Anthony Rizzo, and based on comments from all parties involved in recent days, Hoyer clearly wants to move on. Yes, the Cubs are awful, but most of us were willing to embrace the suck if it meant a brighter tomorrow, so let’s put our GM hats on this morning and see if we can’t put together a plan for next year and beyond. The two teams will play a doubleheader today and even though the two games aren’t back-to-back, they’ll play under the Manfred Rules, meaning each will be seven-inning affairs barring any ties. The Cubs and Brewers were rained out last night, which means at least the Cubs couldn’t lose.
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