The Chicago outfielder's struggles have fans cooling on the idea of signing him to an extension.
During the first half, when the Chicago Cubs were cruising and Pete Crow-Armstrong was playing like an MVP candidate, the calls for Jed Hoyer and Tom Ricketts to do whatever it took to lock up the five-tool outfielder to a long-term extension were constant. Fans wanted to see the team lock up its budding superstar and not leave anything to chance.
But on the heels of this week's news that the Boston Red Sox extended rookie Roman Anthony via an eight-year, $130 million deal (after already having extended Ceddanne Rafaela and Kristian Campbell), there was no outcry from Cubs faithful - a sign that at least some folks are cooling to the idea given Crow-Armstrong's recent struggles.