Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jan 17, 2024
Outside The Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesI hope everyone across the Midwest is staying warm and staying safe. And much of the rest of the country as well.
The Hot Stove has been as cold as the weather outside, but it’s really heating up since the Mets traded outfielder Cooper Hummel to the Giants for cash. Hummel had been designated for assignment. And yes, I was being sarcastic.
We did have the start of the international signing period on Monday and Jesse Sanchez has who inked the top 50 prospects. As you probably know by now, the Cubs’ signed the 4th-ranked prospect, shortstop Fernando Cruz from the Dominican Republic.