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Chicago Cubs Among Favorites to Land Aaron Judge

The Chicago Cubs have the eighth-best odds to land slugger Aaron Judge in MLB free agency this winter.

Kade Kistner

Chicago Cubs Among Favorites to Land Aaron Judge
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The Chicago Cubs promise to be spenders this winter in MLB free agency. Already they are connected to some of the biggest names, with shortstop Carlos Correa's being the loudest.

However, we at Inside the Cubs have already mentioned how the Cubs could pursue the biggest name on the market - Aaron Judge, if only the length of contract made sense.

Chicago is looking at keeping deals to five years or less, potentially with higher AAVs, in order to avoid another Jason Heyward situation.

Judge signing with the Cubs isn't as outlandish as it seems. OddsChecker puts the odds of the slugger, who mashed 62 home runs in 2022, signing with Chicago at +1600, or 5.9-percent. 

That gives them the eighth-best odds of inking the services of the 2022 American League MVP.

As noted before, Judge would be a good fit with the Cubs as they look to contend in 2023 and make a full push for the World Series not soon after. Judge would go a long way in helping create a new identity for this next-generation Cubs squad. 

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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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