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Marcus Stroman can opt out after this season but would ‘love’ to remain a Cub for the rest of his career

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Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has put together seven quality starts in eight outings this season. File photo.

MINNESOTA – The better Marcus Stroman continues to pitch, the more it makes sense for him to opt out of the final year of his three-year, $71 million contract with the Cubs. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s on his way out after this season.

“I’ve been open with the front office here, been very vocal that I want to be here and I want an extension, that I don’t want to honestly make it to free agency,” Stroman told the Sun-Times.