Cubs' Swanson embraces change to get team back to playoffs
Swanson is heading into the second year of his seven-year, $177 million contract and is also playing for his third manager in three seasons.
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Swanson is heading into the second year of his seven-year, $177 million contract and is also playing for his third manager in three seasons.
For Cubs manager Craig Counsell, it was a chance to make a true first impression as the new skipper.
Steele will begin his fourth big league season with top-of-the-rotation status after making an All-Star Game appearance last season and a fifth-place finish in Cy Young Award voting.
The last remaining member of the Cubs' championship team has also been getting to know a new manager and former foe in Craig Counsell.
For the Cubs, expectations are playoffs or bust, despite Cody Bellinger remaining unsigned. For the White Sox, it's a chance to turn the page on last year.
He left the Red Sox to take over as president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, a position he held until after the 2020 season.
Sandberg was a 10-time All-Star as well as a winner of nine Gold Glove Awards, seven Silver Slugger Awards, and the 1984 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
Imanaga spoke for the first time and made about as strong of a first impression in Chicago as possible.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $37 million, two-year contract.
The Cubs have added two potential big-league pieces while the Dodgers beef up their farm system.
