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The popular take-away from the Cubs' trip to London was that Trey Mancini should never play first base again.
Mancini is one example. The hope was, he'd find the power stroke that led to 35 home runs with Baltimore in 2019. But in limited at-bats, he's hit just 4 home runs. Mancini hit 8 homers in fewer plate appearances last year with the Astros. by signing up you agree to our terms of service The difference there is Hosmer was on a one-year minimum deal because he's still getting paid by the Padres. The Cubs signed Mancini to a two-year, $14 million deal, so he's probably sticking around.
The other major concern is the bullpen, especially snow that Brandon Hughes and Codi Heuer are both done for the year. The Cubs' farm system has gotten deeper in the past couple of years, but is it deep enough to bring back enough talent to keep the Cubs in contention? The analytics staff is likely working hard on that question.
Crow-Armstrong is hitting .280 with 9 home runs and 45 RBI at Double A Tennessee. Crow-Armstrong and infielder B.J. Murray were selected to play in the Futures Game during the all-star break.
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