Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said he was "very confident" the team will sign star first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a contract extension. The declaration comes just two days after it was reported that contract talks between Rizzo and the Cubs had come to a halt Monday.
Rizzo reportedly told his agents to stop negotiating so that he could concentrate on the 2021 season, according to ESPN.
"It doesn't look like at this time anything is going to be finalized," Rizzo told reporters on a Monday morning Zoom. "With [the] Opening Day deadline, we feel really strong about it.