After a big dropoff from what he did with the Cubs, Tampa Bay hopes more familiarity with his new surroundings will help.

His approach (strikeout rate – 26.0 and walk rate – 10.0) was the best of his career, with his growth coming with the Cubs (24.5/11.2). Morel had a sharp decline in his exit velocity (89.2 mph ...

The Cubs acquired Jeimer Candelario from the Nationals ... Candelario talked about his relationship with Christopher Morel and the opportunity to play with him again ...

To complete the deal, the Cubs sent Christopher Morel, right-handed minor league pitcher Ty Johnson and right-handed pitcher Hunter Bigge to the Rays. Bigge was solid for Tampa Bay out of their ...

Cubs' Christopher Morel hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning to give the Cubs a 4-3 victory over the White Sox ...