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. ...
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Jul 31, 2023
3 minutes
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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