As you know, Nick Madrigal had an injury-filled 2022 season with the Cubs that resulted in him playing just 59 games and batting .249/.305/.282 (52-for-209) with seven extra-base hits, all doubles.
This, obviously, wasn’t what anyone would have wanted from Madrigal, who was the first-round pick (fourth overall) of the White Sox in 2018 from Oregon State.
Now, with the Cubs signing Dansby Swanson to play shortstop and Nico Hoerner thus sliding over to play second base, that would seem to leave Madrigal as odd-man-out.
Madrigal has options remaining so conceivably he could be sent to Triple-A Iowa to play second base there to start the 2023 season.