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Heyward's Comments Irk Matheny; Cubs In No Rush To Move Soler

 width=Mike Matheny heard about what Jason Heyward said about the Cardinals -- and he doesn't like it.

Matheny saw Heyward's comments from when he was introduced by the Cubs at a press conference this past week, and intepreted them as Heyward thinking the Cardinals were somehow lesser than Heyward's new team, which he joined in free agency after signing an eight-year, $184 million contract (with two buyouts).

In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Matheny was quoted as saying: "I don't think it's going to ring too well with our club."

At his introductory press conference, Heyward said quote- "Being 26 and knowing my contract would probably put me in any clubhouse longer than most people there, you have to look at age, you have to look at how fast the team is changing and how soon those changes may come about. You have Yadier, who is going to be done in two years maybe. You have Matt Holliday, who is probably going to be done soon.

"Chicago really offers an opportunity to come into the culture and be introduced to the culture by a young group of guys. Grow up with them and still watch myself grow up and have some fun with some familiar faces for a long time."

 width=>>Cubs In No Rush To Move Soler

Because the Cubs have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to positional talent, the thought is that they may look to trade one of their young bats in exchange for pitching. As MLB insider Jon Heyman indated via twitter not so long ago, Jorge Soler is one such possibility, and despite some occasional lapses, Soler is indeed a coveted talent on the trade market.

Theo Epstein was recently quoted saing - "I just watched some videos of him training and he looks great. He is down to 225 and is working hard on his quickness and flexibility. He looks fantastic. This guy wants to play. He did not like that when he returned from his injury last year he wasn't playing every day."

The Cubs originally signed the 23-year-old outfielder out of Cuba in 2012. Across parts of two big-league seasons, Soler has batted a solid .268/.325/.433 (107 OPS+) with 15 homers in 125 games.

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