Having already noticed Marcus Semien, Tommy La Stella and Cesar Hernandez signing today (and JT Realmuto, in this case), there are a few more internal players coming off the board when the music is turned off.
Andrelton Simmons for the twins, Freddy Galvis for the Orioles:
According to a source, Freddy Galvis signed with the Orioles for $ 1.5 million and has no option for 2022. He also has a $ 250,000 trade bonus.
– Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli) January 26, 2021
Shortstop Andrelton Simmons and the Minnesota Twins agree on a $ 10.5 million one-year contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
– Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 27, 2021
There is not much direct impact here in relation to the Cubs, except perhaps for the other NL Central clubs looking for internal players. From there, the only impact is that the increase in the movement in the free agency can take the lower level guys finally reaching the Cubs and / or the Cubs doing more business.
It is strange and not strange that there was an explosion in the same market on the same day, since many of these movements were probably interconnected while the teams wait for X to decide for Y.