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With almost nothing worth watching on the big league roster outside of Patrick Wisdom’s magical push for NL Rookie Of The Year, the Chicago Cubs finally gave us another reason to care when they called up Alfonso Rivas after placing David Bote on the IL this week.
Rivas, acquired in the 2020 offseason from Oakland in exchange for Tony Kemp, is a natural first baseman who has also seen time in the outfield and has offensive potential that should excite Cubs fans.
This year with Triple-A Iowa, Rivas had a solid .