The kids were just asking me yesterday when some snow might come so I can sling them around the yard on an innertube. And we all woke up this morning to snow. I guess I better start stretching.
That is to say: the front office is not going to let that happen. They can't. This is the world they're locked into now, and they aren't going to torpedo 2021 after spending nothing this offseason. The whole point was to get under the luxury tax. A trade will come eventually.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 7, 2020
Of course, we aren't the only ones who know this. Every other possible trade partner out there knows it, too. It is the shit reality for the front office – half chosen, half foisted upon them – and it was always one of the biggest risks of "status quo."
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 7, 2020
Part of why it's terrifying? WHAT IF THE CUBS ARE ACTUALLY COMPETITIVE THIS YEAR? How could you reach July & leave yourself boxed in, having to chose whether to sell off despite being in race, or having to stay over the luxury tax despite having made no additions this offseason?!
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 7, 2020
In conclusion, I remain very frustrated by how this offseason played out, and I increasingly see almost no ways to salvage it – they didn't spend big and they also didn't even get under the tax. So what was it all about?
There's time. But the tick tock is deafening.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 7, 2020
No, still makes me mad – bc if that was the singular goal of 2020, then why do absolutely nothing to improve a team that won 84 games and lost several impactful players?
Either push in for 2020 (accepting that it'll limit you in 2021), or get under the gd tax and push in 2021+. https://t.co/QcbsXryvMl
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 7, 2020
ESPN will broadcast the #Angels March 2 spring training game against the Cubs. They’re promising “special access and behind-the-scenes content.”
— Maria Torres (@maria_torres3) February 6, 2020
Chicago Tribune, 7/7/1921: “[The defense attorney] indicated…Cub fans will not be welcomed on the jury because they may be prejudiced against Sox players…[a juror] stated he occasionally attended a #Cubs game, but never visited Sox Park. He was excused.” Lol @BleacherNation pic.twitter.com/OhrEAXLGek
— MBDChicago (@MBDChicago) February 6, 2020