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

Along with signing manager Craig Counsell to a five-year contract, the Cubs have several young players poised to make ... Christopher Morel has the chance to be a centerpiece in a very talented ...

Outlook: Morel came to the Rays mid-season in a trade for Isaac Paredes and really struggled, slashing .191/.258/.289 with three home runs and 56 strikeouts in 49 games. While he cut back on his chase ...

The Chicago Cubs are no strangers to making ... the Rays have to find as much value as they can with players under team control for several years. Morel remains under team control through the ...

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

There is definitely some addition by subtraction in the Cubs defensive improvement. The team won’t have to watch the awkward, clunky Morel play third base like he was wearing a frying pan on his ...

The Cubs had a revolving door at third base last season, mostly using Christopher Morel and Isaac Paredes. Neither player is with the team this spring after Morel was dealt to the Rays and Paredes ...

David Bote, Nick Madrigal, Patrick Wisdom, Christopher Morel and Isaac Paredes have all received a chance. Last year, seven different players started a game at third base for the Cubs ...