<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/18/baseball/contreras_home_run_brad_mills.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-Odds--Ends-Contreras-stock-rises-Cubs-pursuing-Merrifield-Whining-Brewers-fans-16152 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs Odds & Ends: Contreras’ stock rises, Cubs pursuing Merrifield, Whining Brewers’ fans</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody> With Grandal and now d’Arnaud off the market, Willson Contreras is becoming a valuable commodity.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-Odds--Ends-Contreras-stock-rises-Cubs-pursuing-Merrifield-Whining-Brewers-fans-16152><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>