Willson Contreras rumors, news

Willson Contreras news, rumors

  • • MLBTR Podcast: Paul Skenes, The Prospect Hype Machine, Willson Contreras And Rising Catcher’s Interference Rates
    The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of…...2024
  • BCB After Dark: St. Louis wishes it was boring
    • BCB After Dark: St. Louis wishes it was boring
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how the Cardlnals are going to do this season. It’s another Monday evening at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad you could stop in this evening. Come on in. There’s no cover charge. There are still a few tables available. Bring your ...2024
  • Outside The Confines: Making a first impression
    • Outside The Confines: Making a first impression
    Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Paul Skenes made the most anticipated rookie pitching start since Stephen Strasburg. The Giants lose an outfield. Miami fans are unhappy. And other news from MLB. Good morning. Sad news last week as former major league infielder Sean Burroughs died of a heart attack at age 43. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and former ...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, May 13
    • Baseball history unpacked, May 13
    Happy birthday, Willson Contreras! | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Willson Contreras! And other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and var...2024
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  • • NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
    In The Field SS Nick Ahmed was placed on the 10-day IL with a left wrist sprain. The Giants called up SS Casey Schmitt in a corresponding move which means he is likely to fill in while Ahmed is out. SS Dansby Swanson (knee) was placed on the 10-day IL on Friday. He is eligible to return on May 18. DH Matt Carpenter joined the Cardinals on Saturday. He is likely to see some at-bats against right-...2024
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  • Braves News: Pierce Johnson, Tyler Matzek update, home run derby in New York, and more
    • Braves News: Pierce Johnson, Tyler Matzek update, home run derby in New York, and more
    Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves’ bullpen has had some bad luck on the injury front as of late. However, manager Brian Snitker provided a promising update on one of the club’s injured relievers. Pierce Johnson was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 4 with elbow inflammation. On Friday, though, the 33-ye...2024
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Willson Contreras injury and suspension

  • • Outside The Confines: Making a first impression
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, May 13
    2024
  • • NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
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    Check it out Nick Ahmed injury
  • • Braves News: Pierce Johnson, Tyler Matzek update, home run derby in New York, and more
    2024
  • Willson Contreras and the Cardinals Catch a Bad Break
    • Willson Contreras and the Cardinals Catch a Bad Break
    The 31-year-old catcher will be out until around the All-Star break after a J.D. Martinez swing fractured his forearm....2024
  • • Willson Contreras Expected To Miss About 10 Weeks
    Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras underwent surgery to stabilize the fracture in his forearm on Wednesday of this week. Manager Oli Marmol tells the Cardinals beat that the surgery went expected, and Contreras is expected to miss around 10 weeks of action. He’s hopeful of returning shortly before the All-Star break (via John Denton of MLB.com…...2024
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  • Cardinals catcher's injury timeline revealed
    • Cardinals catcher's injury timeline revealed
    Willson Contreras underwent surgery to stabilize the fracture in his forearm on Wednesday. He is expected to miss around 10 weeks....2024
  • Willson Contreras injury: Cardinals catcher undergoes surgery on broken arm after being hit by swing vs. Mets
    • Willson Contreras injury: Cardinals catcher undergoes surgery on broken arm after being hit by swing vs. Mets
    Contreras said that he's been told he'll be out at least six to eight weeks...2024
  • Willson Contreras’ injury and a suggestion for umpiring going forward
    • Willson Contreras’ injury and a suggestion for umpiring going forward
    Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images This injury calls attention to something that probably should vanish from the game — pitch framing. As you likely know, Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras suffered a broken forearm when he was hit by the bat of Mets DH J.D. Martinez on Tuesday. This hit came not on a backswing, but on the forward motion of Martinez’ swing, and this is likely because t...2024
  • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
    • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
    Brewers shortstop Willy Adames | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers return home for division rivalry It was always going to be tough for the Milwaukee Brewers to repeat as division champions this season, but the Brew Crew heads home for a chance to take on the struggling St. Louis Cardinals. The classic rivalry is set up as a contrast of sorts from preseason expectations. While the ...2024

Willson Contreras lifestyle

  • Baseball history unpacked, April 15
    • Baseball history unpacked, April 15
    Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jackie Robinson Day and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a...2024
  • • Why Stop at One: Cubs' Near-Future Window to World Series Riches Wide Open
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  • • Corey Kluber Leading Indians Arms in Crushing Cubs' World Series Dreams
    2016
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "With the caveat that players that we didn’t think were prospects can and do break out and become not only good prospects but good major leaguers (Willson Contreras was a great example of this), here are the top prospects on the Iowa Cubs’ Opening Night roster."

  • 2023
    "6 bWAR as a backup to Miguel Montero and Willson Contreras."

  • 2022
    "For the second consecutive season, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was elected to the American League All-Star team as a pitcher and hitter, while brothers William Contreras and Willson Contreras will both start for the National League."

  • 2021
    "That move comes amid a series of transactions, as Chicago has also placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list with a sprained knee, reinstated catcher Austin Romine from the 60-day injured list, selected the contract of right-hander Ryan…"

  • 2020
    "With the Cubs fresh off a letdown of a season and perhaps seeking to shake up their core, catcher Willson Contreras was the subject of trade speculation at the beginning of the winter."

  • 2019
    "Willson Contreras?"

  • 2018
    "Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina appears to be taking exception to recent comments from Cubs catcher Willson Contreras about how he plans to be a better backstop than perennial All-Stars Molina and Buster Posey."

  • 2017
    "Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr."

  • 2016
    "Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras each homered in the first inning, but it was Contreras' RBI single in the seventh that proved the difference in a 5-4 win over Miami at Marlins Park."

  • 2015
    "To say that Willson Contreras had a breakout season is an understatement."

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Willson Contreras trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • BCB After Dark: St. Louis wishes it was boring
    2024
    Click for news about Hayden Wesneski trade rumors
  • • NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
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  • Cub Tracks’ shooting blanks
    • Cub Tracks’ shooting blanks
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. The Cubs exercised in futility Wednesday afternoon against Dylan Cease and dropped two out of three to the visitors. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseb...2024
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  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
    2024
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  • Royals Rumblings - News for May 8, 2024
    • Royals Rumblings - News for May 8, 2024
    Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images The General loses a battle. The Royals supported closer James McArthur after he blew a save on Tuesday night. “I think it’s just (going to) talk with the pitching coaches and talk about things where maybe I am falling into bad habits,” McArthur said. “Maybe I’m falling into bad patterns. Just need to get back to getting ahead of hitters and putt...2024
  • Outside The Confines: Bad breaks
    • Outside The Confines: Bad breaks
    Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Willson Contreras breaks his forearm. Some young players who are breaking out and one that isn’t. A look at the upcoming MLB Draft and other news from around baseball. Good morning. Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras had his forearm broken last night on a swing by the Mets’ J.D. Martinez. Martinez was awarded first base for catcher’s interference an...2024
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  • Gamethread: White Sox at Cardinals
    • Gamethread: White Sox at Cardinals
    The White Sox just called up Bryan Ramos, even though he’s hitting .182 in Birmingham. Very White Soxy thing to do. Not in the lineup, though. | David Durochik/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will anybody score? With two of the worst offenses in MLB and two pitchers with ERAs of less than three, the over/under on this game may be 1.5. But, baseball gods being the jokers they are, it could end...2024
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  • Get to know the Iowa Cubs
    • Get to know the Iowa Cubs
    Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate takes the field. The minor league season starts . . .well, the Triple-A season started yesterday . . .and that means it’s time to take stock of the Cubs minor league farm system. As we’ve written in these pages over the past few months, the Cubs farm system is the strongest it has been since the 2013-15 period that le...2024
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  • BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview
    • BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview
    Getty Images A discussion of the season to come from the BCB staff. BCB’s front-page writers have done several of these roundtable discussions previewing Cubs seasons and postseasons, so here we are again to kick off the 2024 season. Josh, Sara, Thomas, Duane and I had a lively online conversation Wednesday afternoon. The online chat has been lightly edited for clarity. Ashley was unable t...2024
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  • 2024 Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
    • 2024 Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
    Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Is a rotation overhaul enough to get St. Louis back to the top of the NL Central? To put it lightly, 2023 was a disaster for the St. Louis Cardinals. The club lost 90+ games for the first time in more than three decades (1990) and finished dead last in the NL Central. The only team in the National League with fewer wins than St. Louis? The Colorado Rockies. Fo...2024

Willson Contreras stats and results

  • • BCB After Dark: St. Louis wishes it was boring
    2024
    Check it out Hayden Wesneski
  • • Outside The Confines: Making a first impression
    2024
    See more Paul Skenes
  • • Baseball history unpacked, May 13
    2024
    Continue with Chicago Cubs scores
  • • NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
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  • A tale of three Cubs walk-off home runs
    • A tale of three Cubs walk-off home runs
    Michael Busch rounds the bases after hitting a walk-off home run Tuesday against the Padres | Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images Tuesday night at Wrigley was magical. But so were a couple of other Cubs walk-offs. Walk-offs always feel like a little bit of magic. Whether they are a single to drive in a run during a tie game or the slow build of walks and hits and disaster before runs inevi...2024
    Click for news about Michael Busch stats
  • • Willson Contreras’ injury and a suggestion for umpiring going forward
    2024
    Read about Katie Woo scores
  • • Cub Tracks’ shooting blanks
    2024
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  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
    2024
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  • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals
    • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals
    Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Brewers are heading to St. Louis for their first series against the Cardinals this season. Through the first three weeks of the season, all of the teams in the NL Central have been competitive. There’s only a three-game gap between first and fifth place, which is tied for the smallest gap in the majors (the AL East also has a three-game gap). The firs...2024
    See more articles Milwaukee Brewers scores
  • • Baseball history unpacked, April 15
    2024
    Check it out Jackie Robinson scores

Willson Contreras parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • BCB After Dark: St. Louis wishes it was boring
    2024
  • • Outside The Confines: Making a first impression
    2024
    See also Paul Skenes
  • • Braves News: Pierce Johnson, Tyler Matzek update, home run derby in New York, and more
    2024
    See more Pierce Johnson
  • • A tale of three Cubs walk-off home runs
    2024
    Check it out Michael Busch
  • • Outside The Confines: Bad breaks
    2024
    Read about Willy Adames
  • Cubs 3, Astros 1: PCA saves the day
    • Cubs 3, Astros 1: PCA saves the day
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Pete Crow-Armstrong won the game with his first MLB hit. The first thing I thought when I saw Pete Crow-Armstrong’s sixth-inning blast head toward the right-field bleachers was, “You have got to be kidding me!” PCA had struggled so mightily in his first exposure to MLB pitching last September, and Justin Verlander had just made him look silly in his fir...2024
    Check it out Michael Reaves
  • • Get to know the Iowa Cubs
    2024
    Continue with Iowa Cubs
  • Cub Tracks loves the Cubs’ farm system
    • Cub Tracks loves the Cubs’ farm system
    Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. We love it ALL right now. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tear...2024
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  • BCB After Dark: Who is the Cubs’ biggest threat this year?
    • BCB After Dark: Who is the Cubs’ biggest threat this year?
    Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is likely to win the NL Central, if not the Cubs. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. There are still a few tables available. Let us know if there is anything we can do for you. The show will start...2024
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  • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 16 to 20
    • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 16 to 20
    Jaxon Wiggins | Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The countdown of the best Cubs prospects has two hard-throwing right-handers, a catcher, a slugging first baseman and a switch-hitting infielder. It is Day 2 in our countdown of the Top 25 Cubs prospects, according to me. There are some familiar names here today and maybe a few you are less familiar with. Clicking on the names of the playe...2024
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Top Willson Contreras news

  • • Cubs overwhelm Mets, maintain Central lead
    Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr. -- who entered the game in the seventh -- drove in a career-high six runs to back Jon Lester and spark the Cubs to a 17-5 victory Wednesday over the Mets at Wrigley Field....2017
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  • • Mets can't stop Cubs after Reyes' leadoff HR
    Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr. -- who entered the game in the seventh -- drove in a career-high six runs to back Jon Lester and spark the Cubs to a 17-5 victory Wednesday over the Mets at Wrigley Field....2017
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  • • C-Mart runs into trouble as Cards drop opener
    The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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  • • Cubs ride 7-run 6th to eventful win over Cards
    The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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  • • Cubs ride 7-run 6th to eventful win over Cards
    The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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  • • Contreras, Bryant halt Cubs' 4-game skid
    The Cubs came out swinging, and scoring, quickly on Friday night. Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras each homered in the first inning, but it was Contreras' RBI single in the seventh that proved the difference in a 5-4 win over Miami at Marlins Park....2016
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  • • Backyard BBQ: Host Cubs rout Reds on 4th
    After being swept by the Mets in New York, all the Cubs needed to snap a four-game losing streak was a little home cooking and a game against the Reds. Kris Bryant belted his National League-leading 24th home run, Addison Russell drove in three runs, including a pair on his ninth homer, and rookie Willson Contreras added a solo shot to power the Cubs to a 10-4 victory on Monday over the Reds at Wr...2016
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  • • Lackey, Contreras ejected after disputed call
    As if the Cardinals-Cubs series needed any more tension, Cubs pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras were both ejected after arguing with home-plate umpire Jordan Baker in Friday's opener at Wrigley Field....2017
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Willson Contreras fantasy rankings and news

  • • NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
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    Click for news about Nick Ahmed
  • • St. Louis baseball media had some unique takes on Miles Mikolas’ ejection last night
    Mikolas tries to explain baseball to umpires | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Mikolas was ejected for intentionally throwing at Ian Happ. The Cubs and Cardinals have one of the best rivalries in sports and that means every time these two teams come together there is the potential for some seriously entertaining baseball. There is also always the potential for drama. After all, playi...2023
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  • • I’ll Buy Your Mirror, Nico
    (NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) Little Nico Hoerner said he could play middle or corner or any of the field's orifices, After a meeting in David Ross's office. He stuck out his thumb, Indicating hitchhiking or he could play with aplomb, And said, "Eric Sogard sucks, so here I am.'" Not sure that's how the poem...2021
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  • • Rolling In The Deep: A Look At Cheap Catchers
    It’s mid-March, and we here at the Razzball Deep League Department have taken a look at late-round outfielders and each of the infield positions, which can only mean one thing… it’s time to move on to catchers.  I know, I'm already bored too, but think of how good it'll feel getting it checked off our list.  There were some epic catcher disappointments last year (don’t get me started on the team w...2021
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Willson Contreras schedule, game

  • • BCB After Dark: St. Louis wishes it was boring
    2024
    See more articles Hayden Wesneski
  • • NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
    2024
    See more articles Nick Ahmed
  • • Braves News: Pierce Johnson, Tyler Matzek update, home run derby in New York, and more
    2024
    Visit the page Pierce Johnson
  • • A tale of three Cubs walk-off home runs
    2024
    Continue with Michael Busch
  • • Willson Contreras’ injury and a suggestion for umpiring going forward
    2024
    Continue with Katie Woo
  • • Cub Tracks’ shooting blanks
    2024
    Read about Cub Tracks
  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
    2024
    Check it out Milwaukee Brewers
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for May 8, 2024
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    See more articles James McArthur
  • • Outside The Confines: Bad breaks
    2024
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  • White Sox 5, Cardinals 1: Four-run seventh fuels series win
    • White Sox 5, Cardinals 1: Four-run seventh fuels series win
    All smiles after the win, which is always good to see. | Joe Puetz/Getty Images You could call it a successful day for Bryan Ramos, who got his first MLB hit and RBI in the win The Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, to win their first series on the road this season. The team had good vibes all around today, which is always nice to see, and I’m on a two-game coverage win ...2024
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Willson Contreras rumors, scandals

  • • 2024 Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
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  • • BCB After Dark: Who is the Cubs’ biggest threat this year?
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  • • Cubs Aren’t Trading Willson Contreras, Ian Happ
    After months of speculation, the Cubs will pass the trade deadline without moving two of their biggest trade chips.  The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that both catcher Willson Contreras and outfielder Ian Happ will both be staying put in Wrigleyville. It hasn’t exactly been a quiet deadline for the Cubs, as Mychal Givens, David Robertson,…...2022
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  • • Cubs’ Ian Happ Drawing Significant Trade Interest
    Willson Contreras generates the most public speculation with the trade deadline a week away, but teammate outfielder Ian Happ has emerged as one of the more in-demand names on the trade market, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. That’s particularly notable when paired with Happ’s recent acknowledgment that the team has not approached him about a contract…...2022
  • • NL Central Notes: Contreras, Mikolas, Brewers
    Willson Contreras “wasn’t bothered at all” by trade speculation during the offseason, and if anything, the catcher was flattered by other teams’ interest.  “The rumors didn’t bother me,” Contreras told The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney and other reporters.  “It’s the other way — those rumors make me proud because of where I come from, everything that…...2021
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  • • MLB rumors: Angels targeting Cubs' Willson Contreras in trade; Red Sox eyeing Jake Odorizzi
    Here's what's buzzing in MLB for Wednesday...2021
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  • • Willson Contreras Discusses Trade Rumors, Future
    With the Cubs fresh off a letdown of a season and perhaps seeking to shake up their core, catcher Willson Contreras was the subject of trade speculation at the beginning of the winter. Contreras hasn’t gone anywhere, though, and now looks likely to begin the 2020 campaign as a member of the Cubs – the…...2020

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