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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Before the trade deadline of this season, Willson Contreras, the star of the Cubs, was always considered to be a trade package, but he stayed with the Cubs for a full season. The astronauts who came to Contreras eventually broke the game.

However, Astros coach Dusty Baker recently said that the team still has a high degree of interest in Contreras.

Baker said that he decided not to trade Contreras in the end because he believed that reacquainting Contreras with the pitching group in the remaining two months of the season would not be conducive to the Astros' championship. He contacted, and we still very much hope to have him under our belt."

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The 30-year-old Contreras played for the Cubs for 7 seasons, with a cumulative batting average of .256 and 117 home runs. He posted an OPS+ of 128 and was selected to the All-Star Game 3 times.

On the 15th of last month, he rejected the Cubs' one-year, $19.65 million qualifying offer, becoming the only catcher in the free market to reject a qualifying offer.

According to the "ESPN" report, reliable sources pointed out that in addition to the astronauts being interested in Contreras, the Cardinals are also one of them and have already talked with Contrex's team, and Contrex himself has continued to Keep in touch with the bears.

In addition, sources pointed out that Contreras is expected to eventually get a 4 to 5-year contract with a total value of up to 80 million US dollars.

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