Jason Heyward is a millionaire folks and the St. Louis Cardinals won’t be paying him those millions of dollars over the next decade. After a week of Heyward roulette at the poker tables in Nashville, the Chicago Cubs plucked Heyward away from the rival Cards after a long week of negotiations. The Cubs didn’t just offer Heyward $184 Million over eight seasons.
They also gave him two opt out clauses in the contract. A pair of escapes. One of them is after just three seasons. That may have been the sticking point for John Mozeliak and the Cards.