Cubs Predicted to Sign a Bunch of Free Agents, Including a Shortstop

The Cubs are predicted to sign Dansby Swanson to a seven-year, $154 million contract. The team has been pushing the narrative that they don't want to signing players to long contracts. They are interested in Trea Turner and they have already met with Scott Boras to talk about Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts. Willson Contreras and 13 other players were officially given the qualifying offer on Thursday. The Cubs will get some compensation back once Willon Contresras signs elsewhere this offseason. The contract is not that long. It's an average annual value of $22 million.

Cubs are expected to sign a bunch of free agents. MLBTR's Top 50 list was developed collaboratively. For the second straight season, the writers will make individual team picks for each player.

Swanson has been 9% better than league-average in wRC+ since 2010. He's been considered anywhere from a plus to an elite defender at shortstop. Statcast ranks him 13th among all big leaguers in OAA (38) and 15th in Runs Above Average (28) since 2018.

Cubs are expected to sign a number of free agents, including a shortstop.

The Cubs are interested in signing Kodai Senga. They are also interested with left-handed starting pitcher Bell. The team is also considering signing José Abreu. The contract for Abeu is too high. He's been average his entire career. Cubs will sign a couple relievers. None of them will get more than a two-year deal.