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While the Chicago Cubs continue tuning up for the regular season, when games actually count, I noted that the MLBTR folks had started talking about the free agents come next offseason. MLBTR ranked the top ten impending free agents of that class, which is headlined by the Cubs’ own Jake Continue reading The Cubs’ Financial Flexibility
It’s been a while since we’ve had any major news, but late Friday night, we heard from various sources that the Chicago Cubs and Jake Arrieta had settled on a contract prior to their arbitration hearing. This is a good thing, and although many Cubs fans had hoped for an Continue reading The Cubs Payroll Numbers, I Think
Ever since the early stages of the “Plan,” we’ve known about the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer-led Cubs’ desire to make this franchise as healthy as possible. That entails solid financial footing on the business side as well as depth at just about every level on the baseball side. The Cubs so Continue reading Building the Cubs for now and forever
As you know by now, the Chicago Cubs did not win the services of James Shields, who according to Jon Heyman received a four-year guarantee of $75MM, with a club option for a fifth year from the San Diego Padres. I’m sure it’s disappointing for some, but hey, now we’ll have Continue reading Cubs were prudently cheap
Let’s set up a disclaimer first. For one, I am not saying that the Chicago Cubs absolutely need another pitcher; I’m just saying it would be nice to have another guy in the mix so that they don’t have to rely on Tsuyoshi Wada (or whoever) as the #5 starter. Continue reading Hypothetically…
I found a fun link via MLB Trade Rumors tonight from the LA Times where they have an interactive graphic that allows the user to compare team payrolls and salary allocation. The default is comparing Dodgers and Angels (which, LAWLZ) but I swapped it to comparing the Reds and Cubs. Continue reading Fun With Number$
On Sunday, Tom Ricketts addressed the media with a state of the franchise update. He addressed a wide variety of topics, but one comment has drawn a lot of attention. He stated that the payroll of the last years of the Tribune were “unsustainable.” “You’re kind of comparing it to Continue reading To spend or not to spend