The Cubs can bail out all those teams whose TV money is drying up
Nothing says you care like offering pennies on the dollars for other teams' best players in a time of need
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A lot went into Craig Counsell’s stunning decision to sign on to manage the Cubs for the next five years for the pittance of $40 million. He had taken the penurious Milwaukee Brewers as far as they can go, he wanted to take on the challenge of replacing a Cubs’ manager who couldn’t count to five if he were wearing mittens, and he felt that the Cubs had a combination of money available for impact free agents, young players who could be used in the lineup or in trades and, judging by their pursuit of him, had regained the aggressiveness to actually do something.
The Cubs are rumored in all the right places. They are believed to be a serious suitor of the greatest free agent of all time (no, not Randal Grichuk, the other greatest free agent of all time) Shohei Ohtani. They are also going to be bidding for guys just now coming over from Japan like Yoshinobu Yamamoto (oh boy will Pat Hughes make a meal out of that name) and Shōta Imanaga. They are open to reunions with Cody Bellinger and/or Jeimer Candelario. As well as willing to talk trade for guys like Pete Alonso and Juan Soto.
At least, that’s what they told Craig. Would these guys ever intentionally mislead anybody?
Doesn’t this photo give off these vibes?
Anyway, let’s act like all of that stuff is true, that the Cubs are willing and able to shop at every level this offseason.
