Turns out there was a reunion in the cards for Anthony Rizzo this offseason.
But not with the Cubs.
Rizzo is re-signing with the Yankees, according to multiple reports, including ESPN's Jesse Rogers. The deal, which is pending a physical, is worth $32 million.
Rizzo was linked to the Cubs in loose speculation this winter but was always a long shot at best to return to the North Side.
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Although Cubs president Jed Hoyer has publicly left the door open for a reunion with him and other traded members of the team's ex-core, team officials said privately they had no intention of pursuing the trio of Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javy Báez.
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In fact, Báez signed with the Tigers before MLB's lockout without so much as an offer from the Cubs.
The Cubs offered Rizzo a lowball extension last spring training, a five-year offer worth $70 million that he turned down.
They traded him to the Yankees at the deadline last July during their selloff, ending his tenure with the team after 10 seasons.