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Following Correa Deal, Chicago Cubs Given Best Odds to Land Swanson

Now that Carlos Correa is off the board, the Chicago Cubs have been given the best chance of signing free agent shortstop Dansby Swanson.
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Following Correa Deal, Chicago Cubs Given Best Odds to Land Swanson
Following Correa Deal, Chicago Cubs Given Best Odds to Land Swanson

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The Chicago Cubs front office and ownership promised to make a splash this winter in free agency. Does Cody Bellinger and Jameson Taillon count?

It's a start, but many of the Cubs faithful, as well as the media, firmly believed that the team would go after one of the elite shortstops that owned the market at the beginning of December. 

Of Xander Bogaerts, Trea Turner, Carlos Correa, and Dansby Swanson, only the latter remains available. 

Swanson also represents the best fit in terms of contract length and price. Oh, and his new wife, Mallory Pugh, is a star player for the NSWL's Chicago Red Stars. 

Swanson's 6.4 fWAR during the 2022 MLB season was the best of the group above and he is also the most defensively adept of the bunch. Considering the type of pitchers the Cubs rotation will feature, coupled with the young age of some of their potential starters, Swanson's skillset goes a long way with this team.

With the narrative from the front office, the fit, and now the Chicago connection, all signs are pointing in Chicago's favor to sign Swanson. OddsCheckers also agrees as they give the Cubs -150 odds, or a 60% chance, to sign Swanson this winter. 

Those are the best odds of any other team in MLB. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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