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Cubs avoid salary arbitration with a trio of stars who struggled
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Cardinals get their new catcher, ex-Cub Willson Contreras
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Cubs: Like it or not, now's the time to trade Willson Contreras
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Contreras homers off Lester as Cubs beat Nationals 7-3
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Cardinals' Willson Contreras interest could be big Cubs blow
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Arizona Diamondbacks catch a break with Cubs' Willson Contreras out
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Development isn't linear, and that's a good thing for Willson
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Willson Contreras: Chicago Cubs catcher frustrated by MLB rulings