Cubs Commitments - A look ahead

[rok]

Between our salary commitments and the costs associated with upgrading facilities, combined with what it will cost for the Ricketts to service their debt resulting from the purchase of the team, it's going to be a real struggle to plan ahead for this team and expand payroll in a meaningful way. This is why the organization needs to get serious about fixing the farm system. Maybe that process has already begun, but we need to keep getting better at developing our own players in-house.