The Cubs should have went after Christian Yelich and saved a whole lot of money. Yelich hit .300 this year and has power. If he played half of his games at Wrigley he would probably hit 30+ homers a year. He is also a gold glove too. The Marlins would have wanted a decent player with a few good prospects but it would have been worth it in my opinion. Oh well, as long as they get into the World Series I'll be happy.
I like this deal. The guy is young and athletic and an awesome defender. In 8 years, he'll still have some legs left, unlike many players signed to similar deals at the age of 30-32. What I see happening is that salaries, absurdly high though they seem to us, are going through a re-leveling at a much higher plateau. The TV $$ is baseball is sick- glad to see the players getting it. Now the union has to figure out how to put that $$ into players' pockets before they turn 30.
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