He responded to my comment responding to his comment about Machado so he's talking about Machado. The 2, $25 mill/year I reference is the difference in the contracts of guaranteed money between Sox and Padres.
If you're not going to give it to a 26-year old stud who fits your roster perfectly, then who will you give a big contract too? With inflation, the $25 mill in each of the last 2 years of the deal wouldn't have been bad.
And the Indians have offered him extensions previously. If a guy is dead-set on free agency , then there's only so much a team can do. Not to mention, they did lock up Jose Ramirez on a team friendly extension.
I was going to suggest 2B. Just not sure the Cubs want to move on from him yet. It has been said the Cubs are looking for someone capable of playing CF and a backup C. What are the rules on being able to trade someone like Jay who just signed this off-season?
As someone who is also looking to buy a place and dealing with a seller's market and the frustration of losing multiple offers (one of my friends is currently calling me Jerry lol), I feel like we need a separate thread for this lol
He was already leaning towards going to Nashville. I could never base a decision to leave or stay based on a team I liked if the pros of moving out-weighed the cons. It seems like the Sox were a small factor here.