SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – Willson Contreras popped up in trade rumors even before the general managers meetings opened this week in Arizona. Kris Bryant has been a subject of on-again, off-again rumors for the past year.
And if the Cubs are serious about being “open-minded” when it comes to every player on their roster this winter, don’t be surprised if they become one of bigger influencers in both the trade and free agent markets this winter.
“It makes sense on paper,” Texas Rangers president Jon Daniels said Tuesday. “We’ll see if it plays out that way.”
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