Nico Hoerner’s role is expected to be impacted more by the Cubs’ signing of Andrelton Simmons than anyone else on the roster.
In fact, Simmons’ $4 million, one-year deal still was being finalized Saturday as the Cubs’ front office continued working the phones to fill pitching and outfield needs, if not even more infield help.
For his part, new Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman has been doing his part on social media, shouting out top free agent Carlos Correa to woo him to the North Side. “I’m just doing my little pitch on Twitter,” Stroman said after throwing his first bullpen session as a Cub Saturday, downplaying the idea he has much influence or inside information. “It’s always good to just put that out there, that good energy.”
Hoerner, the former Stanford shortstop drafted in the first round in 2018, said he’s not following the Correa chatter. He’s got more important things to spend his time and attention on, and that’s not changing as a quick spring ramp-up begins whether Simmons is the regular shortstop or the Cubs go big and land Correa.
“I definitely prepared at shortstop the most this offseason, and I’m still ready to do that every day,” said Hoerner, who broke into the majors as an emergency call-up in 2019 to close out a division pennant race as the everyday shortstop. “It’s just a matter of wherever they need me. We’ve got 162 games in not many days.”“I hope so,” Hoerner said. “Obviously, the more talent we can have on our team the better chance we have of winning.
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