I don’t know about you, but I get a kick imagining Jed Hoyer combing the halls of his San Antonio hotel in his pajamas knocking on doors and trying to find a taker for Cody Bellinger. Hoyer’s desire to shop the outfielder was the worst-kept secret of the GM Meetings according to Bob Nightengale. The writer and Chicago’s top executive have an incendiary past, and dropping that information won’t help patch things up. The optics aren’t great for the Cubs, whose frugal ways tend to steer premium players and their agents away from the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field.
The Rundown: Hoyer Stymied at GM Meetings, Soto Has Five Initial Offers, Free Agency Predictions
