The Chicago Cubs have finally made a big free agency addition following a series of notable exits this offseason. According to multiple reports, the Cubs have agreed to a deal with veteran outfielder Joc Pederson.

Reportedly, Pederson will ink a one-year contract with the franchise and is expected to earn $7 million in 2021. The move will become official once the player undergoes a physical.

The addition of Pederson is a significant one for the Cubs and might signal that the franchise didn’t give up on the 2021 season as their other moves indicated. The 28-year-old slugger will provide the team with a long-range bat and quality defense while filling the void left by the departure of Kyle Schwarber.

While Cubs had significant competition for Pederson, the player reportedly believed Chicago provided a perfect fit for him. Other teams saw him more as a specialist, while the Cubs will give him more opportunity to play and possibly have a bounce-back season that would increase his value on the market next year.

Joc Pederson spent his entire career in the majors with the LA Dodgers, making his MLB debut in 2014. He has one All-Star appearance and was part of the Dodgers team that won the World Series last year.

Pederson’s career stats include a .230 batting average, 130 home runs, and 303 RBIs.

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Los Angeles Dodgers managed to finalize Mookie Betts trade with Boston Red Sox, they had another deal fall through. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the previously agreed trade in which would Dodgers send outfielder Joc Pederson to Los Angeles Angels is now off.

The original agreement, first reported last week, saw Dodgers send Pederson and Andy Pages to Angels in exchange for infielder Luis Rengifo.

Reportedly, the reason why the deal fell through is because Betts trade was reworked. Initially, Dodgers would acquire the All-Star fielder in a three-team trade which would also include Minnesota Twins. But due to Red Sox’ concerns about certain aspects of the deal, the trade ended up becoming a two-team deal. After that, the Dodgers felt like they don’t need to trade Pederson anymore. Also, some sources say that Angels became impatient and were the ones to bring the deal to a halt.

Many baseball analysts consider Dodgers’ as better off going through the Joc Pederson trade. He will earn $7.5 million in 2020, the Dodgers’ salary book would benefit. Also, the Dodgers have plenty of outfielder depth on the roster and they wouldn’t really miss Pederson at all.

Pederson finished the last season with a .249 batting average while hitting 36 home runs and 74 RBIs.

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The Chicago Cubs have finally made a big free agency addition following a series of notable exits this offseason. According to multiple reports, the Cubs have agreed to a deal with veteran outfielder Joc Pederson.

Reportedly, Pederson will ink a one-year contract with the franchise and is expected to earn $7 million in 2021. The move will become official once the player undergoes a physical.

The addition of Pederson is a significant one for the Cubs and might signal that the franchise didn’t give up on the 2021 season as their other moves indicated. The 28-year-old slugger will provide the team with a long-range bat and quality defense while filling the void left by the departure of Kyle Schwarber.

While Cubs had significant competition for Pederson, the player reportedly believed Chicago provided a perfect fit for him. Other teams saw him more as a specialist, while the Cubs will give him more opportunity to play and possibly have a bounce-back season that would increase his value on the market next year.

Joc Pederson spent his entire career in the majors with the LA Dodgers, making his MLB debut in 2014. He has one All-Star appearance and was part of the Dodgers team that won the World Series last year.

Pederson’s career stats include a .230 batting average, 130 home runs, and 303 RBIs.

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Los Angeles Dodgers managed to finalize Mookie Betts trade with Boston Red Sox, they had another deal fall through. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the previously agreed trade in which would Dodgers send outfielder Joc Pederson to Los Angeles Angels is now off.

The original agreement, first reported last week, saw Dodgers send Pederson and Andy Pages to Angels in exchange for infielder Luis Rengifo.

Reportedly, the reason why the deal fell through is because Betts trade was reworked. Initially, Dodgers would acquire the All-Star fielder in a three-team trade which would also include Minnesota Twins. But due to Red Sox’ concerns about certain aspects of the deal, the trade ended up becoming a two-team deal. After that, the Dodgers felt like they don’t need to trade Pederson anymore. Also, some sources say that Angels became impatient and were the ones to bring the deal to a halt.

Many baseball analysts consider Dodgers’ as better off going through the Joc Pederson trade. He will earn $7.5 million in 2020, the Dodgers’ salary book would benefit. Also, the Dodgers have plenty of outfielder depth on the roster and they wouldn’t really miss Pederson at all.

Pederson finished the last season with a .249 batting average while hitting 36 home runs and 74 RBIs.

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