While JR is mostly to blame, I do believe Rick thought his offer was the best for the team. Rick does contract negotiations extremely well. Problem is he missed badly on this one.
@SonofaRoache, if it is so hard for you, go to Footlocker and buy a Yankees hat. You have a troll handle and your posts scream PTSD or depression or both.
Do we need another thread with your bs in it?
Pecota has the Cubs winning 80-82 games next year.
Good luck with that. You had better figure out how to take this down because you're essentially done here with that post.
So why weren't six teams trying to match the Padres with such a great deal? Sorry, I don't buy it. If Jerry is cheap for offering a guy $250 million and getting outbid by only one team, that's a soft market, not a cheap owner.
It's a ton for one guy. It just is. He got what everyone said he was going to get but ONLY one team was willing to pay it. This wasn't some 10 team bidding war.
Fine: Reinsdorf is cheap, just like every other team that didn't offer Machado
Sox were a serious contender for the best free agent in baseball. They were second.
They got outbid by a fairly insane offer. Sorry, I don't buy your bs on this.
This draft is perceived as weak. Don't get me wrong, I think Ayo could stand to stay another year in Champaign, but experts seem to have him in the top 25.