"For personal reasons, I have stopped being the regular every-day person on Cubs coverage on the weekends. Among other things, our youngest kiddo's extra needs have continued to grow over the years, and it had become increasingly difficult to be as present in both places as I felt I needed to be. So, for the weekend, the family wins out."
"For one thing, we had Luis Arraez electing to sign a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants because they are letting him move back to second base. I get why he would want to try - we've talked at length about how his overall value gets chopped to just about nothing if he's a bat-only guy - but historically, he was a fairly bad defensive second baseman, and hasn't started there as an everyday guy for three years."
Weekend duties were reduced to prioritize family needs, particularly a youngest child with growing extra needs, while maintaining continued personal attention to Cubs news. The infield market saw notable movement relevant to resolving the Cubs' infield composition before Spring Training. Luis Arraez signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants to move back to second base, accepting the risk of previous defensive limitations to preserve overall value versus becoming a bat-only player. Arraez remains young enough to retrain and potentially reenter free agency more attractively. The Giants signaled willingness to forgo pursuing a second-base trade.
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