It seems as if the Cubs will be going after one of the big-name free agent shortstops, not that they don’t already have a good one, but as I noted yesterday, Nico Hoerner could slide over to second base and the Cubs would have a much improved middle infield.
Trea Turner, who played six-plus years for the Nationals before being traded to the Dodgers in the summer of 2021, is a free agent this offseason.
He had a solid year in 2022 for L.A., batting .298/.343/.466 (194-for-652), leading the league with 708 plate appearances. He had 39 doubles and 21 home runs, and unlike Carlos Correa, who has little baserunning speed, Turner stole 27 bases in 30 attempts in 2022.