Pete Crow-Armstrong got off to a slow start this season, which may have prompted the Cubs to bring a lowball extension offer to the table. While it probably wasn’t solely a matter of capitalizing on his paltry production, the timing didn’t make much sense for a player who has since made it look laughable.
Jon Heyman told 670 The Score’s Mully & Haugh he heard the Cubs’ offer was around $66 million, and previous reports put it at $75 million if multiple club options were exercised.