Yesterday on The Stretch I said that I would wait until July to be mad.
Maybe I still had vacation brain because FUCK that.
Impossible to argue with Ken Rosenthal here.
Then you hear the Cubs weren’t even really close.
The 4th highest offer for Bregman.
Losing to the Red Sox is one thing.
Getting out-bid by the Tigers is a joke.
It’s not a rebuild.
The Cubs window is 2025.
Tucker isn’t extended.
And their core isn’t exactly young anymore.
Happ and Seiya turn 30 in August.
Steele is going to need a new deal.
It’s the Jerry Reinsdorf model all over again.
It’s a disease infecting the entire city.
Ricketts, by all indications of his actions…doesn’t care.
Time is flying by.
It’s been 9 years since the World Series team.
It’s been 8 since the Cubs were truly competitive.
