Like I Said

Well, that didn’t take long. Paul Sullivan of the Tribune went after the Cubs today for failing to sign Alex Bregman. Getting his digs in by having “Cubs fans” doing the talking, Sullivan said the ostensible big-market team “once again was outbid for a prominent free agent,” proof that “it’s back to the Cubs being the Cubs.” Excuse me, but shouldn’t the real story here be a player reaching the threshold of $40 million a season? And, given how Bregman’s deal has opt-outs after each of the first two seasons, that figure go very well go higher. Call me a shill for ownership, but I just don’t see how that kind of salary comes without consequences. Like what? The All-Star game and World Series as pay-per-view events. How’s that for openers?