Cubs were around $200 million last year. Now we got people wanting them to eat a lot of Verlander's contract which is adding over $10 mil to the books. Just sayin...
They started at 171 mil with 25 man last year and they ended near 206mil total with 40 man roster, including money owed to Edwin Jackson and couple others..
Their at 172 mil this year for 25 man, which is where they were last year..
So,ok they'll sniff around 200 mil total for 40 man..
I still stand by everything else I said and don't think they'll need to worry too much about taking a hit as long as these young core produce and they can stay away from having to sign multiple FAs
As far as Verlander goes..
If their gonna spend money, I'd rather wait til off season and spend it on a younger SP..
But
I think if they were legitimately interested in him, Tigers would have to eat salary..
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