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Giants reportedly top bidder for 27-year-old Cubs slugger

Nicholas Castellanos of the Chicago Cubs lingers in the dugout for a couple extra minutes following his team's 9-8 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Sept. 21, 2019.

Nicholas Castellanos of the Chicago Cubs lingers in the dugout for a couple extra minutes following his team's 9-8 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Sept. 21, 2019.

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Several teams are pursuing Nick Castellanos, the Cubs' slugging outfielder, but the Giants reportedly are the top bidder.

Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic wrote Monday that, according to his sources, a team competing with the Giants for Castellanos' services was discouraged about its prospects of outbidding San Francisco.