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The 29-year-old Moncada gets a $5 million
buyout, completing a $70 million, five-year contract.
He played in just 12 games this year. Moncada was hurt trying to
beat out a grounder at Cleveland on April 9 and did not return
until Sept. 18.
Acquired from Boston along with pitcher Michael Kopech in the
deal that sent former ace Chris Sale to the Red Sox in December
2016, Moncada hit .254 with 93 homers and 338 RBIs in eight
years with Chicago.
His best season was in 2019, when he set career highs with a
.315 average, 25 homers and 79 RBIs. A back injury limited him
to 92 games in 2023, and Moncada dealt with oblique, quadriceps,
hamstring and foot injuries in 2022.
Stassi gets a $500,000 buyout as part of a $17.5 million,
three-year contract he agreed to with the Los Angeles Angels.
He was acquired from Atlanta in December, began the season on
the 10-day injured list with left hip inflammation. He played
five games on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte and had
season-ending surgery on June 7.
Chicago set the post-1900 record for losses in a season, going
41-121. They hired Will Venable as manager on Thursday after
firing Pedro Grifol in August.
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