The whole organization (NBC Sports Chicago) has been such garbage ever since they changed their model to reflect the clickbait nature of the internet. It's like state sponsored news now, with clickbait articles to boot.
That's exactly what the FO wants you to be thinking right now. We already knew Eloy was going to rake. The whole point was to add a hitter right next to him in the lineup that rakes as well.
The fact that they got into the Harper sweepstakes in the first place knowing that the asking price was 300+ (given what he turned down) is puzzling to begin with