Friday is the beginning of what will be a very busy weekend and what is shaping up to be a hectic and interesting week at the Winter Meetings. Baseball’s annual gathering begins Sunday but first is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to players for next season.
Friday (7:00pm CST) is the deadline for teams to tender contracts for next season. The Cubs have four arbitration eligible players. And the front office is expected to tender contracts to Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop, Hector Rondon and Justin Grimm.