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Paul Sullivan: With Cody Bellinger staying and Jeimer Candelario en route, the Chicago Cubs are ready to make their move

CHICAGO — Cody Bellinger spent much of July answering questions about whether or not he would be traded. But as the Chicago Cubs got on a hot streak and Bellinger continued putting up numbers that make him a good bet to win National League Player of the Month, it became obvious that President Jed Hoyer couldn’t deal the would-be free agent and still be able to show his face at Wrigley Field. ...
Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger warms up before a game against the Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 31, 2023.

CHICAGO — Cody Bellinger spent much of July answering questions about whether or not he would be traded.

But as the Chicago Cubs got on a hot streak and Bellinger continued putting up numbers that make him a good bet to win National League Player of the Month, it became obvious that President Jed Hoyer couldn’t deal the would-be free agent and still be able to show his face at Wrigley Field.

As the Cubs prepared to play the first-place Cincinnati Reds on Monday, the eve of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, manager David Ross confirmed what

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