02-24-2025, 08:21 PM
It’s now more clear than in the past that Cubs should be “all in” for competing in 2025. Ricketts and Jed have repeated that when it was time, Cubs would add greater talent free agents so increased salaries to better compete.
Front office added Tucker but then subtracted Bellinger without spending the full savings from Bellinger’s compensation. Jed’s public “thank you” for allowing him to make a competitive offer to Bregman seems to counter the “resources would be ready when team was ready” mantra.
Cubs are a top 3-5 from revenue perspective and in 2025 are trotting out a roster that ranks 13th from roster payroll perspective. Cub fans pay highest from ticket/game experience perspective yet Tom goes into his “we are just trying to breaking even” BS annually.
Writers decided they had enough of Rickett’s hogwash as Cubs with an additional $30-45 MM in salary could have the significantly upgraded the roster to blow away the NL central from a talent perspective. Unlike other major market teams, Cubs ownership have clearly decided that short term profits outweigh winning at a time when several other teams have concluded that using financial resources to greatly outspend competitors is a market inefficiency.
Front office added Tucker but then subtracted Bellinger without spending the full savings from Bellinger’s compensation. Jed’s public “thank you” for allowing him to make a competitive offer to Bregman seems to counter the “resources would be ready when team was ready” mantra.
Cubs are a top 3-5 from revenue perspective and in 2025 are trotting out a roster that ranks 13th from roster payroll perspective. Cub fans pay highest from ticket/game experience perspective yet Tom goes into his “we are just trying to breaking even” BS annually.
Writers decided they had enough of Rickett’s hogwash as Cubs with an additional $30-45 MM in salary could have the significantly upgraded the roster to blow away the NL central from a talent perspective. Unlike other major market teams, Cubs ownership have clearly decided that short term profits outweigh winning at a time when several other teams have concluded that using financial resources to greatly outspend competitors is a market inefficiency.