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CINCINNATI – Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander began “circling around” a deal involving third baseman Isaac Paredes at least three or four weeks ago, Hoyer said.
As the Cubs and others inquired about Paredes, he heard the rumors and felt the stress of the uncertainty.
“Once I got the news that I was back to the Cubs, my old organization, it feels a little better,” he said through team interpreter Fredy Quevedo Jr.