{"id":40370,"date":"2025-03-11T09:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40370"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:25:33","slug":"cub%d1%95-cr%d0%b0%d1%96g-coun%d1%95ell-reve%d0%b0l%d1%95-lofty-ex%d1%80ect%d0%b0t%d1%96on%d1%95-for-to%d1%80-pro%d1%95%d1%80ect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40370","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455\u2019 Cr\u0430\u0456g Coun\u0455ell Reve\u0430l\u0455 Lofty Ex\u0440ect\u0430t\u0456on\u0455 for To\u0440 Pro\u0455\u0440ect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200\/MjEzMzkwMzcyOTEzNTU0ODk1\/usatsi_20941240.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs' Craig Counsell Reveals Lofty Expectations for Top Prospect - Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455&#8217; 2025 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0456ll be \u0430 m\u0430ke-or-bre\u0430k \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. 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