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The Chicago Cubs have one of the most exciting young players in baseball right now.
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is just 23 years old and has had a breakout year so far for Chicago. He's appeared in a league-high 36 games and is slashing .271/.306/.550 with nine homers, 26 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, six walks, 10 doubles, one triple, and 28 runs scored.
He's a superstar in the making and luckily won't be a free agent until 2031. While this is the case, he's already turned heads and ESPN's Jeff Passan projected him as a guy who could end up landing a $100-plus million deal one day.
"Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF, Chicago Cubs: Thus far, Crow-Armstrong has rejected entreaties from the Cubs regarding an extension," Passan said. "Chicago offered a deal in the $75 million range. If Crow-Armstrong keeps up even a reasonable facsimile of his production, he will vault into this $200 million category by this winter, and by the time he's a free agent after the 2030 season, it could be twice that. The only thing keeping him from it now, frankly, is plate discipline."
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Crow-Armstrong is clearly a building block for Chicago and should be a big piece for the team for a long time to come. The Cubs are fortunate to have him and he's already playing like a guy that's going to be paid very well. Will the Cubs come to the negotiating table when the time is right, though?
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Patrick McAvoy's experiences include local and national sportswriting across baseball, football and basketball. He has provided coverage for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Eagles and Boston Celtics throughout his career.
Outside of journalism, Patrick also has received a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Brandeis University and studied communication and business at Merrimack College where he earned his Bachelor's Degree.
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