This news just broke, so here it is, without details:
I think everyone here is thrilled with this news. Nico Hoerner has become the heart and soul of this Cubs team, a terrific player offensively and defensively and a great human being as well. Presuming this deal begins after this year — as PCA’s extension does — that would make 14 seasons in a Cubs uniform for Nico, one of the longest Cubs careers for anyone in franchise history.
This article will be updated when there’s more information about the terms of this contract, but I wanted to get the news out to you right now. The team has not officially announced this extension yet.
A recap of the Cubs’ Opening Day loss to the Nationals will follow shortly.
UPDATE: We now have a dollar figure on the Hoerner contract from Jeff Passan.
So that’s an average of $23.5 million a year for the next six seasons. We don’t know about any possible incentives or deferred money, but from Passan’s report, it doesn’t sound like there are any. But if there are, we’ll update.
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