Cubs Insider · Dec 18, 2019
Cubs Apparently Can’t Even Afford Eric Sogard, Which Signals Much Bigger Issues
Missing out on the opportunity to pay 33-year-old Eric Sogard $4.5 million isn’t really a problem for the Cubs. The problem is that they missed out on the opportunity because they apparently can’t afford that big a deal for anyone. If that’s truly the case, and every single bit of anecdotal evidence says it is, the Cubs aren’t just looking to maintain a payroll similar to last year. It appears as though they’re indeed looking to get under the $208 million luxury tax threshold.
Eric Sogard to the Brewers, as reported by @Ken_Rosenthal. Cubs looked at him last season and now, again, wanted him this off-season, but goes to Mil. Cubs just can't add $$ until they subtract