<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/20/baseball/merrifield_batting_jay_biggerstaff.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Commentary-Its-time-for-Cubs-to-finally-get-Whit-Merrifield-17537 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Commentary: It's time for Cubs to finally get Whit Merrifield</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>For the past three seasons, Merrifield has been rumored a potential trade piece with the Cubs, but nothing has come from it.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Commentary-Its-time-for-Cubs-to-finally-get-Whit-Merrifield-17537><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>