Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger and Blake Snell were among the 130 MLB players to become free agents Thursday, with contract talks eligible to begin Monday.
The Cubs continued their busy offseason by agreeing to terms with free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward on an 8-year, $184 million deal, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick and multiple reports.
Cubs top prospect Kris Bryant is batting cleanup and playing third base in his major league debut against the Padres on Friday.
A second top prospect in the span of a month has homered for the Chicago Cubs in his major league debut after Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler went deep in his first at-bat on Wednesday at Cincinnati.
The Chicago Cubs are set to call up prospect Jorge Soler, sources confirmed to ESPNChicago.com's Jesse Rogers on Monday.
