It won’t take long for Chicago to start making waves in the National League. With a few acquisitions, the Cubs, who had an 83-79 record at the end of the 2024 season, might be even more successful in 2025. Pete Alonso, the great player for the New York Mets, has been considered as a possible match for first base on multiple occasions. The Cubs will need to avoid a number of guys, and Rich Eberwein of FanSided has compiled a list of such players. Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals is a first baseman that the Cubs should avoid, according to Eisen, who also said that Chicago might be competitive next season but not to get ahead of themselves.It won’t take long for Chicago to start making waves in the National League. The Cubs ended the 2024 season with an 83-79 record; with a few acquisitions, they could be even more successful in 2025. Pete Alonso, the great player for the New York Mets, has been considered as a possible match for first base on multiple occasions. The Cubs will need to avoid a number of guys, and Rich Eberwein of FanSided has compiled a list of such players. The Cubs should stay away from St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, according to Eberwein, who also said that Chicago might be good next year but not to get ahead of themselves.

“St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is set to hit the market this winter,” Eberwein stated. “Goldschmidt, 37, is coming off a year that was below average by his norms, raising the issue of whether time has finally caught up to the former MVP. Health has never really been a concern, as he’s impressively played at least 150 games in each of his last nine seasons, excluding, of course, the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. “The Cubs have a young first baseman in Michael Busch who made significant gains after becoming an everyday player this year, and they are currently striving to upgrade wherever they can. Busch wants to improve on his 21-home run season in which he also became a first-team all-star defender.