The Cubs and infielder Nico Hoerner have agreed to a six-year contract extension. Hoerner was slated for free agency after this year, with 2026 being the final season of his previous extension. Hoerner will make $141MM as part of his new deal, which starts in 2027 and will cover Hoerner’s age-30 to age-35 seasons before concluding in 2032. The Apex Baseball client receives a $5MM signing bonus as part of the deal, which also includes a full no-trade clause.
He will make $23MM per year in 2027 and 2028, then $22.5MM per year from 2029 through 2032. $2.5MM of Hoerner’s annual salary in the 2029-32 seasons is deferred. The deferred money in the deal knocks the net present value down to $137.5MM.
Hoerner’s pact is in the range of free agent deals for middle infielders. Trevor Story and Javier Báez each got $140MM over six. Hoerner just barely goes past those two, while coming in a bit under Marcus Semien‘s $175MM, Swanson’s $177MM and Willy Adames‘s $182MM, which were all seven-year deals.
Hoerner, 29 in May, has been the a key part of the Cubs for several years now. He doesn’t have a ton of power but provides strong offense with a consistent contact approach. Dating back to the start of 2022, he has almost 2500 plate appearances. His 6.4% walk rate and 10.2% strikeout rate are both well below league average. He only has 33 home runs in that time. But the contact approach has resulted in a .284/.339/.389 line and 105 wRC+ for that span. He finished each of those four seasons with a wRC+ from 102 to 109.
He combines that offense with strong attributes in other facets of his game. He has stolen 123 bases in that four-year span, with at least 20 in each season. Defensively, he is considered to be good enough to handle shortstop but has been bumped to the other side of the bag by the presence of Dansby Swanson. That has made him one of the best defensive second basemen in the league. Dating back to the start of 2023, the year he moved to second base, he has 32 Defensive Runs Saved and 35 Outs Above Average. The DRS total is behind only Andrés Giménez and Brice Turang, while the OAA number is behind only Giménez and Marcus Semien.
The combination is a valuable one. FanGraphs has credited him with a little more than four wins above replacement per year for a total of 17.4 fWAR since the start of 2022. He didn’t finish any of those four seasons lower than 3.8 fWAR.
Three years ago, the Cubs and Hoerner agreed to their first extension, a three-year deal worth $35MM. That was a bit of an odd deal, as it bought out Hoerner’s two arbitration seasons and then just one free agent year. Hoerner delayed his path to the open market for a relatively modest price.
As that deal played out, Hoerner became a plausible trade candidate for a few reasons. For one, he was getting closer to free agency, which often leads to increased trade speculation with many players. The Cubs also had some infield prospects pushing towards the majors, with Matt Shaw making his major league debut last year. The Cubs could have traded Hoerner to address another area of the roster, then put Shaw at second base. Given that another club could have put Hoerner at shortstop, perhaps that would have increased the trade return.
Instead, the Cubs are locking in another piece of their core. Third baseman Alex Bregman is signed through 2030 and Swanson through 2029. They agreed to a long-term deal with Pete Crow-Armstrong just a few days ago, so he’s going to be signed through 2032. Assuming this Hoerner deal starts in 2027, it will also run through 2032.
After 2026, the Cubs were facing a potentially huge amount of roster turnover. Hoerner, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon, Hoby Milner, Dylan Carlson, Michael Conforto and Tyler Austin are all impending free agents. Matthew Boyd, Hunter Harvey, Carson Kelly and Caleb Thielbar all have mutual options for 2027 but those are almost never picked up by both sides, so they should all be considered impending free agents as well. That is still something the club will have to plan for but locking in Hoerner takes one thing off the to-do list.
One player who could be impacted by this deal is Shaw. He played third base last year but the Bregman signing bumped him into a utility role for 2026. With Hoerner’s impending free agency, it was possible to imagine that being a one-year arrangement, as Shaw could then take over at the keystone starting in 2027. That’s no longer possible.
Shaw is going to be playing some outfield this year, so perhaps he could take over a corner next year with the impending departures of Happ and Suzuki, though that depends on him proving viable on the grass. He is still under club control for six seasons, so it’s also possible to imagine him being a future trade chip, if he could find a better path to infield playing time with another club.
Hoerner would have made for a fascinating free agent case. Second basemen normally don’t get massive paychecks in free agency but Hoerner could have marketed himself as a shortstop and perhaps some clubs would have viewed him as one. Teams also normally pay more for power than contact. A speed-and-defense profile can get paid but it’s also risky since those attributes fade over time. It would have been a unique free agency test case but that’s moot now.
The 2026-27 free agent class is particularly light in terms of hitters. MLBTR’s Anthony Franco recently took a look at the group in a post for Front Office subscribers. While recent offseasons have had clear standout bats like Corey Seager, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Kyle Tucker, the upcoming winter doesn’t quite have that kind of star power. Franco highlighted Bo Bichette, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Trent Grisham, Daulton Varsho and Hoerner as the top position players in the class.
Hoerner certainly would not have been the best hitter in that bunch but the speed and defense put him up there in terms of overall value. Teams looking for middle infield help next winter will have to cross one name off what was already a somewhat flimsy list.
As of this writing, the numbers on the deal have not been reported. That makes it difficult to assess the long-term impact for the Cubs. What can be said is that they do have a good amount of payroll space available in the future. As mentioned, they have long-term commitments to Swanson, Bregman and Crow-Armstrong but that’s essentially it. Phil Maton and Shelby Miller are the only other players with guaranteed deals for 2027. By 2028, it’s just Bregman, Swanson and Crow-Armstrong.
Photos courtesy of Michael McLoone, David Banks, Imagn Images
Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation was first to report that Hoerner and the Cubs had an agreement in place. Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported that the deal was for six seasons, while Jeff Passan of ESPN first reported the $141MM guarantee. Jon Heyman of The New York Post first reported that there was deferred money in the deal, while Joel Sherman of The New York Post first reported the contract breakdown. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was first to report that the deal includes a full no-trade clause.
Yes!!!!!
The Cubs off-season just went from B- to A. And that is assuming that paid full market value for Nico.
Awesome jobs, Cubs!
The terms of the contract seem very appropriate for both sides, well done.
Let’s just hope his ages better than the other three
Good for the Cubs. I was hoping Hoerner would go to Free Agency and the Giants would have a shot at him but Chicago fans, I imagine, are rightly overjoyed.
Cubs have Shaw ready to take over 2B, but I think we all appreciate keeping Nico a Cub.
He’s a vital part of this team. Just need to figure out how Shaw can fit in the lineup now. Probably as a super-utility guy or fulltime OFer now w Happ and Suzuki set for FA. Would love to see one of them extended.
If the Cubs thought Shaw was ready to take over at 2B, they would not have extended Hoerner.
That would been an exceptionally good defensive infield with Chapman, Adames, and Hoerner. Seems like it would have exacerbated their offensive woes though.
Is it $2.5M per year deferred over the ’29-’32 seasons, for $10M, or is it a total of $2.5M deferred over those four seasons?
If he remains productive it’s a bargain either way. The issue is he’s entering his 30s, and his main skills are defense and speed, and those are two skills that don’t age well. His power and walk rates won’t carry him if his young-man skills abandon him early. Historically, 2B’man generally don’t age gracefully. This deal could go bust quickly.
I don’t know what the numbers are, but man, in baseball there are glue guys. The Cubs do NOT get to the playoffs last year without him. This is a very smart signing.
Exactly. He’s Mr. RISP for a reason. Not today unfortunately but most days he is.
Everybody goes on and on about power #s. Jeez. There are guys that need to hit for power and those that don’t. The ones like Hoerner who don’t, have as much value in other ways. The guy led the team last year with RISP and was third in the league in that stat. I think that has huge value.
That’s cool, I’m a bit surprised but now Hoyer can do what he does best and trade away all the MIF prospects in the Cubs system. Happy Days for him for sure.
Unc, can any of these MIF prospects produce a similar WAR?
No.
So trade them for pitching or OF the Cubs need.
I like Shaw but if you find a deal for him or Rojas or Ramirez for someone like Dominguez, why not improve the roster..?
Because I can’t trust Hoyer to trade them for something good. He’ll trade them for Magic Beans the first guy offers. That’s why.
PFkaLDB
I don’t understand why people focus so much on batting average with runners in scoring position
First, batting average. A single doesn’t equal a home run.
Second, who cares what a player hits when a runner on 3rd and a 5 run lead
Third, why don’t people care what a player hits to lead of the ninth of a tie game? Or with a runner on first in a tie game.
Actually, some people do. That’s why there are high leverage stats. Hoerner also excelled in those situations last year – 164 wRC+
But he was average in 2024 – 106 wRC+
And bad in 2023 – 88 wRC+
And terrible in 2022 – 50 wRC+
Expect him to hit about the same in high leverage PA’s this year as he hits overall.
Most players just don’t have some magic ability to play well “when it counts”
106 = 6% better than average.
6% better than average does not equal average.
In 172 PA with RISP Hoerner was 39% better than average.
40 points higher than with the bases empty
In 280 PA with men on base he was 17% better than average.
18 points higher than with the bases empty.
For his career Hoerner has a 40 point higher wRC+ with RISP than with the bases empty and a 20 point higher wRC+ with men on base than with the bases empty.
He doesn’t hit the same in high leverage situations as he does overall.
What has more value, how a player hits with men on base or how they hit with the bases empty?
Exactly. That’s 3 strikes. SIT DOWN!
I don’t understand why people focus so much on anything other than WAR since defense is half the value of a players production. A run taken off the board on defense has the same exact value in terms of winning games as a run added to the board with the bat.
SF
“Exactly. That’s 3 strikes. SIT DOWN!”
Have you ever watched a baseball game? Kinda seems like you just look at stats and don’t actually watch games.
“What has more value, how a player hits with men on base or how they hit with the bases empty?”
Depends on the situation, of course. I know this because I’ve both watched and played the game. And can use basic reasoning skills
Hitting with a runner on 3rd and a 7 run lead isn’t as important as hitting with no one on in a tie game.
Imagine if every hitter had a 1.000 OBP with runners on but .000 with the bases empty. No runs would ever score.
Two of the biggest hits of last year’s World Series were Will Smith’s game-winning home run and Miguel Rojas’ gane-tying home run.
They weren’t RISP, so they weren’t that impatient?
They were definitely high-leverage though.
But, sure. Keep on thinking that RISP is important
I not only watch more baseball games in a year than you have been to in your life, I played professional baseball and own a baseball academy that has sent players to the major leagues.
How a player hits with RISP is always more important than how they hit with the bases empty. The RC is exponentially higher with men on base regardless of the game situation.
Obviously you have not taken the time to look at the stats, nor do you have even a modicum of understanding of run expectancy, because the answers to your inane questions and situations are there.
Take your BS and go sit down.
SF
“I not only watch more baseball games in a year than you have been to in your life”
Imaging thinking that you could know that
“How a player hits with RISP is always more important than how they hit with the bases empty”
Why?
Why do you think how a hitter hits with a runner on 3rd and a 7 run lead is more important than how a hitter hits with no one on in a tie game?
Exactly right, he’s a “glue guy” for sure. Let’s face it, MLB really has a 62 game season; no matter how good or how bad a team is, most MLB teams win 50, and lose 50. It’s those other 62 games that make the difference in who makes the playoffs and the World Series. Take away the focus on HR’s, and who’s got the most endorsements, and guys like Nico, with the clutch gold glove, the RISP focus, the unrelenting hustle, and the overwhelming respect he has in the clubhouse, stand out as the kind of players that can hold a team together during the inevitable slumps every team goes thru. It’s nice to see the Cubs act like a big market team this week.
Well said
Ya know I never thought of it that way. I like it.
That is a direct George Will quote that has been oft-repeated.
I sat right behind George Will at a Cubs spring training game a couple of years ago
very smart for the Cubs
and I hate it.
I wanted him in the Bronx
Hell yeah!!
You have to wonder does this make Shaw a sup-sub or do they deal him? Otherwise a good problem to have than not.
Ideally, Shaw continues to improve his hitting and provides insurance at the corner OF spots for 2027 in case both Happ and Suzuki leave in free agency as well as being able to back up 2B/3B.
Utility this year with an eye of being the starting LF next year depending on how his time in the OF goes
Shaw likely takes Happ LF or Suzuki RF spot next season full time which is the likely goal right now (My bet it is LF). This year he plays the super utility role and move to LF/RF next season and one of the Rojas, Ramirez or Triantos takes over that super utility role.
Happ was an infielder at first but couldn’t play 3B and was just meh at 2B. James Triantos is a similar defensive comp to Happ, but has not shown he can hit enough to be considered a fifth outfielder.
Shaw is better defensively in the infield, but I see him as a short side platoon in LF and a backup 2B/3B. That’s probably enough to still get 300 PA a year if they are otherwise injury-free and then extended run when there is an injury like Suzuki’s.
Can Shaw carve out a career like Kike Hernandez?
Great player, great signing
Great for the Cubs!
Nice!!!
Congrats Jed. I no longer hate you. More to come.
I was hoping for 5/100 – I assume this is 6 and close to 120 then.
6 and 140 is what im guessing
Thought your guess was high, but you got it.
I think Matt Shaw is a super-sub this year and takes over a corner outfield spot next year.
I wonder what a Happ extension would look like?
More like a QO if he has a decent season.
I hope his ‘extension’ is on another team
Seems like a waste of an elite defensive IF to just move him to the OF.
Ricketts haters in shambles this week.
I guess this means matt shaw is gonna be primary RF for a long time… or he’s gonna get traded…
Or he takes on a Ben Zobrist type role.
He’s not close to being in the “Zobrist” conversation.
Not yet but he does have the potential.
Hopefully not with the schrrechy singing wife who ended up laying with her pastor friend
If he plays good enough this year he will be
Traded. Along with Rojas, Ramirez, Triantos, Long. Jed is already lining up his call list. If you want a good IF prospect dial 1-800 -JedFree.
Thank you Jed!
Even when the teams are real competition for my Phils**, I always like to see a team sign the homegrown types to extensions. Good for the game; good for the city and good for the organization.
Congrats to Cubs fans.
**except for the Mets. A Philly guy, by city charter, is not allowed any positive affirmations when it comes to the Mets.
Great move for the Cubs! Locking up another core piece in Nico!
This is good news, even more so than PCA’s extension.
The pessimist in me, though, thinks about the ChiSox extensions a few years back that pretty much were disasters.
The White Sox handed out extensions to unproven players who hadn’t demonstrated much even in the minors. They gambled on a future that never materialized. Nico is a proven commodity and earned this loot.
This news makes me happy.
Welcome Matt Shaw to the Bronx. Yankees need RH bats. Shaw can lead off and play 2nd, 3rd, and outfield. He’s perfect fit. What will it take you ask. Well I bet Cubs would like to get one of Spencer Jones or Jasson Dominguez for the outfield. Or maybe a few pitching prospects? I think a deal can be made which helps both clubs. How about Ben Hess a strong top pitching prospect in Yankee organization who is close to being promoted and Luis Gil a ROY a few years back? Or strait up Dominguez for Shaw?
It would be more like Gil and Martian for Shaw but why would the Cubs want to do that.
Jones for Shaw? Give or take.
Not accurate.
Billy- If I were the Cubs they need a MLB ready OF more than Matt Shaw right now. I would make that deal. But Jed isn’t smart enough. Shaw for Dominguez might work for both teams right now actually. Because Shaw made all the plays in RF today but it was an adventure to be sure. It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing out there.
I agree I think Dominguez needs to be up and I truly think full season at age 23yo will look like 25-30hr 275 avg, 30 sb, below avg defense in left, average defense eventually in right and who knows in center but his athleticism is huge plus. Shaw is a great fit for Yankee lineup and super utility infield but Dominguez offense ceiling may actually be higher.
I would love if cubs would take Brendan Beck and Luis Gil two young arms for rotation for Shaw but I’m guessing they would want an outfielder if they deal Shaw.
If the Yankees acquired Shaw they would have to figure out what to do with the three 3B they already have on the roster. Not a fit this year
Yankees arent trading Spencer Jones for Matt Shaw. They have Volpe, Jazz, Lombard Jr. and McMahon.
Nothing against Shaw, he is a good ball player, but Jones has elite power and can run. His upside is too much to trade away with Grisham likely out next season.
Shaw for Ryan Ward would be interesting. Dodgers dont have much depth on around the IF and are stacked with OFs.
Cry more
He should be crying. Have you seen the free agent list for next offseason? Not that the Reds are going to get any of the good ones anyway.
I highly doubt any team will get a chance to sign free agents so it’s not just the Reds that won’t sign anyone to a contract. This will be a very long shutdown with neither side coming to compromise on any issue.
Uh…ok?
He’s a menace, one of the top 3 2B easy
You’re talking about Nico, not Shaw, right?
Turang, McClain and Wetherholt could push him out of the top3 in the NL Central.
“His walk and strikeout rate are both below league average” is a very misleading line because his strikeout rate is elite, while the number is literally lower(below) than league average that’s a good thing which I would word as above average. The writer makes it sound like it’s a disappointing. Not a Cubs fan but definitely an awesome signing for them.
Happy opening day Nico Hoerner
He’s 6 foot six now ,they seriously extended him!
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He’s a poor man’s Brice Turang!! Good on you for getting that contract but every baseball fan knows your not the best 2B in that division let alone in baseball
Get out of there with that, cheesehead!
It’s been a tough year for cheeseheads and Chicago. It will only get worse over the next few years, especially when it comes to the Packers and Da Bears.
And when do the brewers trade Turang? Next year? Lol
Explains why they did not want to trade him. Likely this has been in the works for a while. Seems like a smart move for the Cubs, need to lock up your stars when you get the opportunity. Will be curious to see the salary numbers when they are released.
I’ve sent a note to Nico to grow some dreads for Alan.
hes horning them
Added “doesn’t” to user name. Spoof account?
Yeah. Sarcasm flies right over their heads around here.
Shaw probably moving to the OF next year when Happ and/or Suzuki leaves.
They need to lock up Michael Busch for that same period of time too.
Mock my words Nico hits 285 with 20 HRs now that his shoulder is good. Along with 30 SBs
Why?
Wow congratulations to Chocago!
Thank God. And we can finally stop with the Nico trade rumors. Love this.
Pay that man whatever, I don’t care what the numbers are, he’s worth every penny. And no more trade rumors at the deadline!
Underrated as hell. Good extension for him
I like them on paper. Lived in that part of the world for a few years. Nothing like going to Cub games.
Redsox dodged a bullet here with youth & higher ceilings.
Now go get Suzuki.
He is in a decline. Push Shaw and Wiggins to front line a trade for James Woods IMHO. Boras guy so he will get paid and the Cubs are paying guys right now.
$141million!!!!
Sweet baby jesus
Solid value deal.
Has a -100 OPS this season. Pretty risk deal if you ask me.
That is more than I thought
I love that Nico got his SS payday
The extra revenue they make from winning the World Series this year will help with this and the PCA extension. Both core players for the dynasty. Murphy’s has already sold out October rooftop access and the other 11 rooftops are getting close. Limited tickets and handicapped access only remain.
Overpay
He’s really a shortstop playing second base. If Dansby goes down, Nico steps up.
Love this. Do Busch next.
Since he’s older, I think Cubs should just pay Busch as you go in arbitration. He’ll be a free agent at 32.
How about Horton?
So he gets more than PCA? That’s odd
No, PCA has less than two years of service. Hoerner was going to be a free agent after this year.
Nick Madrigal is as good of a ball player as Nico Hoerner.
Adam Frazier is too.
Another overpay and another bad extension.
Should have extended Suzuki and Happ, let Hoerner walk, and ran Crow Armstrong through aebitration.
Lol, no. Madrigal is probably out of MLB, Frazier is a 26th guy. Hoerner is coming off of 6 (?) WAR season and hitting his offensive prime. Gold glover and a stellar base runner. Not to mention his clutch hitting last season… Get real, brostache.
getting run everyday racks WAR, Hoerner plays good defense, hit .297 last season, career .722 OPS, good player.
I think Madrigal can do everything Nico Hoerner can with run. He can hit .280, post a .720 OPS, steal 20 bags and can play good defense at 2nd. Hoerner may be marginally better.
Cubs paid a guy 25M per for what is seemingly a very small margin because of his WAR and because the fans like him. They had Shaw and could have ran him through arbitration.
The problem with Madrigal is that on his way to hitting .280 he will get hurt running to first base.
Between he, Eloy Jimenez, and Luis Robert nobody in baseball gets hurt more by just running. The killer of it all—the are only running 90 feet—-it’s not like they are running the Boston Marathon.
Hoerner had more bWAR (6.2) in 2025 than Madrigal’s entire career (3.2).
“…Fans like him”. Yeah that should factor heavily into resigning a highly productive player as well.
I think they overpaid Hoerner, but come on. Nick Madrigal’s career as a major leaguer is just about over. And Adam Frazier isn’t good enough at this point to even start for the Angels.
Angels out to a good start, Madrigal fits nicely as the everyday 2B. He is a good lead off hitter.
Missed the opportunity to extend Adell cheaply, start getting Moore some run at 3B/OF if you think he is going to hit. Madrigal at 2B will ease the pain of having to overpay Adell and he could add surplus value on a low deal, 4yr/15M – I think its a good risk/reward.
That last guy who signed a similar deal to 4/15M was Wandy Peralta – a serviceable, low-leverage middle reliever.
In what world would giving Madrigal a multi-year deal be a good risk? He’s a backup utility player at best.
Volpe will be a better second baseman next season than Nico after Lombard becomes the starting SS and Volpe moves to second base
And they let jazz go.
Massive bet on a 105 OPS+ player who needs to play elite defense in their 30s to make this contract worth it. I like Nico, but skeptical this one will work out past year 3.
I’m skeptical of most long term deals working out for the 2nd half of their duration
I’m pretty confident the PCA deal will be fine and in fact most of the extensions this offseason. PCA’s defense will be elite until he’s 30. Many deals I think are fine value over their term, this one is risky as he is on the threshold of being a mediocre hitter and is already heading into his 30s. Maybe his value is higher if other teams view him as a SS though.
PCA will probably have elite defense into his mid 30s and hopefully he stays a Cub for life after this current extension.
Just goes to show that defense matters.
Omg yes yes yes
Good player, but another where WAR overstates their actual value. Strong defense at 2b, but not enough to make him worth this contract. I know many will come on and debate this, but no, a barely above average hitter won’t impact actual wins with great defense like a really strong hitter will. Even OAA and DRS will tell you that. But good for Hoerner getting a long deal like this.
It’s always good when someone points out in no uncertain terms that they don’t understand the stats they are commenting about or the game of baseball in general. Makes it so much easier to scroll by your comments in the future.
OAA only measures range. Even StatCast tells you that. FRV is the StatCast defensive metric you need to be paying attention to.
DRS shows in no uncertain terms that defense is as important as offense.
#arunsaved=arunscored
The Cubs extended Hoerner because his defense adds so much to his value.
The Giants extended Chapman because his defense adds so much to his value.
#defensematters
It’s always good when someone who replies shows they don’t understand the game of baseball and that defensive metrics have so much variability and subjectivity that they can’t actually measure value with true accuracy. And no, individual defense doesn’t matter as much as WAR would like you to believe.
By the way, OAA will also tell you the runs the player saved, and doesn’t align with DRS. They’re figuring this out as they go and making adjustments. Just like every analytics department I’ve worked with at work over the years where they made claims based on data that we debated and found holes in so they had to adjust, this is no different. There’s quantitative data, there’s judgment based on the data, there’s the reality of actual dynamics in the real world, and there’s room for debate in all of it.
Mark my words, 20 years from now, modifications will be made to adjust for the overstated value it currently has. And Chapman is another great example of a player people think adds 5 or so wins a year yet really doesn’t.
OAA or outs above average is a measure of the range a player moved to either make an out or not make an out. Read what StatCast about it on their website. It is not a measure of defensive runs saved. They have another stat that does that. FRV.
DRS and FRV are very accurate defensive metrics. They do require a minimum amount of data to give you a dead accurate measure, but Hoerner has far more than the amount of data needed to give you an accurate assessment. That you don’t realize that is an accurate description of your lack of knowledge.
You have never worked in ANY analytics department and it shows in your comments. Lying about it doesn’t make your argument any more cogent. Go on back to your mamas basement.
I have absolutely no time for people that attempt to lie about things like that.
Don’t bother answering, I won’t see it.
No reason to even read more lies.
Where are all the Cubs fans that said all offseason that the Cubs should not extend Hoerner? That they should trade him instead?
I think those were Yankees fans that were drooling over Nico.
Most Cub fans were like me I think. We all love Nico. Then you do the math. I knew Nico was going to get around exactly what he got which was basically twice what he was getting paid because of his SS value. Then you look at what’s coming and the fact that Ricketts refuses to go over the tax so you weigh the prospects against the money. Nobody in Chicago wanted to see Nico go, So what I came up with is there was no real wrong answer here. But now you have to trust Hoyer to get equal value in a trade for the prospects you can’t use anymore and to me he’s never really proven that he has that ability Right now the Cubs system is batter heavy and needs pitching. So if Hoyer can find deals for young pitching that have value fine. But as I said he’s shown me no such ability. Ever.
Lol. With Ryan McMahon for 2/32M, how would Hoerner fit in the Yankees?
Holy overpay lol . 140 mill.
WOW! I like Nico and his defense but I didn’t think he get that much per year.
Good for him. With the uncertainty of the cba, get it while you can….but for the cubs I’m concerned, Kris Bryant still fesh in mind. Nico at 34-45-46….hope he’s still playing to the contract at that point
Hoping Varsho resigns with Toronto as well, and make this years free agency class the worst of all time.
$140 million for Nico in his 30’s? Hahaha, great deal Cubs
It was what he would have got out on the open market so yeah it was a great deal. He plays 2 positions of value and is a great team guy. It was fair market value.
So when the opposition doesn’t hit a ground ball to the 2b for 3 straight games how does Hoerner add value?
He’s one of the best contact hitters in the game and one of the best base runners… that’s how.
Seiya Suzuki is a FA as well
I just posted a thought about Pete Crow-Armstrong signing an extension. Then I saw that Nico Hoerner signed one! Maybe Cub ownership is finally stepping up to the plate! They have the ability to take the Cubs up a notch to the upper echelon in MLB. They could be mentioned alongside The Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Phillies and others if they want to. They have the financials. MLB has had a STRONG uptick in popularity the last few years. The Cubs should take advantage (“You have to spend money to make money”)
Good player but they definitely overpaid.