Podcast: Will Cubs, Javy Báez get a contract extension done? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
With the Cubs nearing the end of their first week of spring training, Javy Báez and Joc Pederson addressed the media.
David Kaplan, Maddie Lee, Tim Stebbins and Gordon Wittenmyer discuss if Báez will have a comeback season and land the contract extension to stay in Chicago like he desires. Plus, Joc Pederson wants to prove he's an everyday player. Will he get the opportunity to do so? All that and more on the Cubs Talk Podcast!
(1:50) - Javy Báez is excited for the upcoming season
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(4:40) - Báez wants to be a Cub long term and does not want to go to another team
(9:50) - Was 2016 the outlier year for this core Cubs group?
(14:50) - With the Cubs struggling offensively at times the last few years, was changing hitting coaches so many times a mistake?
(16:04) - Joc Pederson is looking to prove he's an everyday player
(20:04) - How do the Cubs handle Pederson if he isn't producing against lefties?
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