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USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale breaks down MLB coaches on the hot seat. USA TODAY

NEW YORK -- Chicago Cubs outfielder Nick Castellanos sits in front of his locker, slowly wrapping tape around his bats, while his mind is rapidly spinning.

He still can’t get over those horrendous uniforms during Players Weekend.

He hates the new wave of analytics, as if it were designed to keep salaries down, suppress the free agent market, which could lead to a potential strike during the 2021 season.

He insists Major League Baseball would be in a better place if every team actually wanted to win, instead of teams believing that tanking is the best formula for future success.