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The Cubs and Rays are swapping third basemen, as Christopher Morel will head to Tampa Bay while All-Star Isaac Paredes goes back to Chicago, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday.
The Cubs are also sending two prospects -- pitchers Ty Johnson and Hunter Bigge -- to the Rays in the deal, sources told ESPN.
Paredes immediately will step in as the Cubs' starting third baseman, as the team has been searching for an answer at that position since moving on from Kris Bryant in 2021.