Nico Hoerner
Giants Aggressively Pursue Donovan and Hoerner in Heated Second-Base Trade Market
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The San Francisco Giants are leading the MLB second-base trade market, in deep discussions with the St. Louis Cardinals for versatile Gold Glove winner Brendan Donovan and the Chicago Cubs for Nico Hoerner, whose trade value spiked after Chicago's signing of Alex Bregman created infield surplus. Both players offer elite contact hitting and defense to address San Francisco's 27th-ranked OPS at the position last season, amid the Cardinals' rebuild and Cubs' payroll concerns.
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a six-year contract extension with second baseman Nico Hoerner, pending a physical, according to reports. The deal, which keeps the 28-year-old star off the free-agent market, comes days after a similar pact with center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Chicago has not yet confirmed the agreement.