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Jesse Rogers

@JesseRogersESPN

Covers MLB including the White Sox and Cubs for https://t.co/mJ3UcFYZdl and appears regularly on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. Author of The Franchise: Cubs. Out now.

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Newest Cub Shota Imanaga begins his presser in English: “Hey Chicago, what do you say? Cubs are going to win today.”

Newest Cub Shota Imanaga begins his presser in English: “Hey Chicago, what do you say? Cubs are going to win today.”
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FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!!

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FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!! .@CarmenDeFalco and @Jurko64 are LIVE!! - Bears OC options - Wild Card Weekend Preview - @JesseRogersESPN at 1pm - @North2North at 1:50pm Watch- youtube.com/watch?v=qy42FW… Listen- apps.apple.com/us/app/espn-ch…
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BREAKING: Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Hicks, 27, is expected to work as a starter after spending the majority of his career in the bullpen.

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23 players did not agree to deals ahead of tonight's deadline to exchange figures. Among them:

Luis Arraez
Alec Bohm
Jazz Chisholm
Tommy Edman
Adolis Garcia
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Jonathan India
Devin Williams

Guerrero filed for $19.9M.
The Blue Jays' counter: $18.05M.

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Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN. Stroman, 32, was an All-Star with the Cubs in 2023 and had a great first half but struggled down the stretch and finished with a 3.95 ERA.

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C Will Smith and the Dodgers settled at $8.55 million to avoid arbitration, per source. It’s a record for a second-time-eligible catcher.

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First baseman Pete Alonso and the New York Mets are in agreement on a one-year, $20.5 million contract to avoid arbitration, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Alonso will hit free agency following the 2024 season.

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Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a one-year, $31M contract, sources tell ESPN. Soto sets a new record for an arbitration-eligible player, beating Shohei Ohtani's $30M last year. Soto will be a free agent after '24. Joel Sherman was on it.

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Busch could fill a HUGE need for the Cubs: A left-handed power hitting infielder. The key part of that is he's a lefty. Much needed

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Full trade: The Chicago Cubs are acquiring third baseman Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a pair of toolsy teenaged prospects, left-handed starter Jackson Ferris and outfielder Zyhir Hope, sources tell ESPN.

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Cubs ace Justin Steele avoids arbitration, settling at $4 million for 2024. Same with Nick Madrigal who will make $1.8 million.

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Cubs reliever Mark Leiter Jr - who was DFA'd a yr ago at this time and then brought back -- spins his 2023 season into a $1.5 mil deal for 2024, per source.

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Guardians and RHP Shane Bieber settle at $13.125 million to avoid arbitration, per source. Contract includes incentives for Cy Young, All Star appearances, and postseason MVP.

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The today agreed to terms with LHP Shōta Imanaga on a four-year major league contract.

Welcome to the Chicago Cubs, Shōta Imanaga!
今永昇太選手、ようこそシカゴ・カブスへ!

The #Cubs today agreed to terms with LHP Shōta Imanaga on a four-year major league contract. Welcome to the Chicago Cubs, Shōta Imanaga! 今永昇太選手、ようこそシカゴ・カブスへ!
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Story on Imanaga agreement with the Cubs here. Includes some context and another team who had interest: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

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