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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Breaking down the details of Nico Hoerner’s contract extension

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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Sports

4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner's six-year contract extension that includes a no-trade clause.

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0:00.0

It is all like Ray on Tom.

0:02.0

With a fleet of super bad to status rate on charm.

0:05.0

Afternoons on the score.

0:06.0

There's so many ways to create value in our sport, and there are more consistent ways that you see people getting paid a lot of money, I think.

0:15.0

But I'm very proud of getting to this point by being myself.

0:19.0

You know, I still want to improve. I want to add to my

0:21.1

game. I want to be the best version of myself. But I'm also proud that, you know, my game, in a lot of ways, hasn't changed that much since I was in high school and in college. And you're always improving around the edges. But I feel like I've stayed pretty true to myself. And I'm really grateful that, you know, that's valued in this game

0:36.3

and I just want to improve and keep running that out there.

0:40.1

Nico Horner talking I'm really grateful that, you know, that's valued in this game, and I just want to improve and keep running that out there.

0:40.1

Nico Horner talking about getting this way,

0:45.9

and he has not had to change who he is.

0:49.2

I think, honestly, the person that he is is part of the reason that he got this deal.

0:53.8

I think that's true, but it's the player that he is is part of the reason that he got this deal. I think that's true.

0:55.3

But it's the player that he is, 23.5 mil for a guy who doesn't profile with the power.

1:01.1

Yet, we'll see if it ever comes.

1:03.7

But it's a fascinating component in what the Cubs are doing from a roster building standpoint.

1:10.6

Now with PCA, Alex Bgman danesby swanson

1:13.6

and nico horner all signed to long deals locked and loaded defensively you've got a core you've got a

1:23.2

core do you do more of that you keep going you sign michael bush to an advantageous

1:30.0

extension right now before he puts up numbers and it gets more expensive he's probably going to

1:36.0

lead this team at home runs again that's my bet do you offer kate horton would you even consider

1:40.8

offering kate horton right now because the volatility of pitchers arms.

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