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Non-tendered infielders offer intriguing options

MLB Tonight discusses a few notable non-tendered players including Billy Hamilton and Jonathan Schoop

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Over the span of three days last week, the Cubs acquired a utility infielder, parted ways with another and then ended up with neither one in the fold. On the surface, it was a head-scratching series of transactions, but consider it a fact-gathering process for Chicago.

When the Cubs swung a deal with the Yankees on Wednesday to reel in Ronald Torreyes -- for a player to be named or cash considerations -- Chicago bought itself a few days to negotiate with the versatile infielder.