Yoenis Cespedes has drawn a lot of buzz so far this offseason, but the Cubs may have the most interest in the soon-to-be-free-agent outfielder.
embedly_twitter_90663846background:url(http:a0.twimg.comimagesthemestheme1bg.png) C0DEED; padding:20px; embedly_twitter_90663846 pbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_90663846 .embedly_tweet_contentbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_90663846 p span.metadatadisplay:block;width:100;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px; padding-bottom: 12px; embedly_twitter_90663846 p span.metadata span.authorline-height:15px;color:999;font-size:14px embedly_twitter_90663846 p span.metadata span.author aline-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle embedly_twitter_90663846 p span.metadata span.author imgfloat:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px embedly_twitter_90663846 p a color: 0084B4; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_90663846 p a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_90663846 .embedly_timestampfont-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top: 5px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .components-above span.embedly_timestampfont-size:10px;margin-top: 1px;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_90663846 a color: 0084B4; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_90663846 a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-screen-name font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-full-name padding-left: 4px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actionsmargin-left: 10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px embedly_twitter_90663846 .components-above span.tweet-actionsfont-size:10px embedly_twitter_90663846 .controlsline-height:12px!important embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actions a margin-left:5px embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actions a bfont-weight:normal embedly_twitter_90663846 .components-above span.tweet-actions a bvertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_90663846 .components-above .tweet-textfont-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-image float: left; width: 40px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-user-block-image float: left; width: 48px; height: 48px embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-row margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 3px;line-height: 17px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-user-block margin-left: -40px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .stream-item padding-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .simple-tweet-image img margin-top: 4px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .simple-tweet-content margin: 0 0 13px 0px; font-size: 14px; min-height:48px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .in-reply-to-border border-color: EBEBEB; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0 0; embedly_twitter_90663846 .in-reply-to-text margin-left: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 10px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actions i background: transparent url(http:a2.twimg.coma1306889658phoeniximgsprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px -3px 3px;outline: none; text-indent:-99999px;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;position:relative; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i background-position:-192px 0; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i background-position:0 0; embedly_twitter_90663846 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i background-position:-32px 0; @dSoldevila
Dionisio SoldevilaYoenis Cespedes told me the Cubs are the team that has shown more interest in him. AP Story (Spanish) http:t.cofRO9ADO4
Jan 17 via webFavoriteRetweetReply
The article states the same thing. It's in Spanish, but our resident Spanish-speaking video producer Jeremy Murayama translated. Soldevila's tweet has the essential stuff that matters.
Cespedes said this on Monday (today), which is pretty telling.
embedly_twitter_89043931background:url(http:a0.twimg.comimagesthemestheme1bg.png) C0DEED; padding:20px; embedly_twitter_89043931 pbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_89043931 .embedly_tweet_contentbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_89043931 p span.metadatadisplay:block;width:100;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px; padding-bottom: 12px; embedly_twitter_89043931 p span.metadata span.authorline-height:15px;color:999;font-size:14px embedly_twitter_89043931 p span.metadata span.author aline-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle embedly_twitter_89043931 p span.metadata span.author imgfloat:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px embedly_twitter_89043931 p a color: 0084B4; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_89043931 p a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_89043931 .embedly_timestampfont-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top: 5px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .components-above span.embedly_timestampfont-size:10px;margin-top: 1px;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_89043931 a color: 0084B4; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_89043931 a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-screen-name font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-full-name padding-left: 4px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actionsmargin-left: 10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px embedly_twitter_89043931 .components-above span.tweet-actionsfont-size:10px embedly_twitter_89043931 .controlsline-height:12px!important embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actions a margin-left:5px embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actions a bfont-weight:normal embedly_twitter_89043931 .components-above span.tweet-actions a bvertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_89043931 .components-above .tweet-textfont-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-image float: left; width: 40px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-user-block-image float: left; width: 48px; height: 48px embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-row margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 3px;line-height: 17px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-user-block margin-left: -40px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .stream-item padding-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .simple-tweet-image img margin-top: 4px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .simple-tweet-content margin: 0 0 13px 0px; font-size: 14px; min-height:48px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .in-reply-to-border border-color: EBEBEB; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0 0; embedly_twitter_89043931 .in-reply-to-text margin-left: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 10px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actions i background: transparent url(http:a2.twimg.coma1306889658phoeniximgsprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px -3px 3px;outline: none; text-indent:-99999px;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;position:relative; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i background-position:-192px 0; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i background-position:0 0; embedly_twitter_89043931 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i background-position:-32px 0; dSoldevilaDionisio Soldevila@cubsfan there were some Cubs executives in the stadium today. He says Cubs have shown the most interest, but that it's not a sure thingJan 17FavoriteRetweetReplyBleacherNationBrett Taylor@dSoldevila Any chance it's a negotiating tactic designed to drive up the price on another team?Jan 17FavoriteRetweetReplyin reply to@BleacherNation@dSoldevila
Dionisio Soldevila@BleacherNation He says he hasn't received formal offers sincehe's not a free agent yet. Cubs have taken him to dinner a couple times
Jan 17 via webFavoriteRetweetReply
So the Cubs are trying to wine and dine the 26-year-old outfielder? Not a bad strategy and the Cubs do have a good foundation for Latin players.
But signing Cespedes when he does officially become a free agent just makes the Cubs outfield all the more crowded.
MLB
Maybe a Cespedes signing would be a precursor to a Marlon Byrd or Alfonso Soriano trade. Then again, those two veterans may be traded before Cespedes receives a formal offer from anybody.