Seiya Suzuki

The Cubs are viewed as the favorites here, as they have already had substantial discussions with Seiya Suzuki and Isaac Paredes rumored to be going back to the Astros in the return package. Ortiz also notes that the Yankees could be a team to keep an eye on. It's certainly an intriguing situation and something to closely monitor over the next few days.

Suzuki has recently been mentioned as a potential trade candidate by the Cubs, in part because of his desire to not be a designated hitter. Tucker heading to Chicago would open up right field for him. Meanwhile, Paredes would slide into third base if Alex Bregman was to leave the Astros. There would almost certainly be prospects headed Houston's way, but this would be a way to move Tucker and not take a massive step backwards for 2025 and 2026. Interesting.

While the overwhelming majority of the focus on the Cubs’ outfield mix this winter has been on the trade candidacy of Cody Bellinger, teammate Seiya Suzuki has emerged as an intriguing trade candidate in his own right in recent weeks. Previous reporting has described the club as “determined” to move one of the two outfielders,…

We (Steve Adams and Tim Dierkes) are on the scene at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas for Day 2 of the Winter Meetings. At the time of this writing, Tuesday has been quiet in terms of completed deals, but plenty of action is yet to come. We carved out some time from meandering the lobby…

We (Steve Adams and Tim Dierkes) are on the scene at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas for Day 2 of the Winter Meetings. At the time of this writing, Tuesday has been quiet in terms of completed deals, but plenty of action is yet to come. We carved out some time from meandering the lobby…