CHICAGO -- Longer-term deals were discussed, but in the end one of the better looming free agent bats came off the market Wednesday when left fielder Ian Happ signed a three-year contract extension with the Chicago Cubs.
The deal is worth $61 million and contains a full no-trade clause, sources told ESPN.
"This is the place I wanted to be," Happ said Wednesday after the deal was announced. "I've been pretty clear about that for a long time. Just the fact that I wanted to wear this uniform for as long as I can made it pretty easy.