Despite what one rival CEO must say, the Chicago Cubs are still possible for Aaron Judge—just like every team in MLB.
Seriously, it’s that simple.
The Cubs have money to spend, just like the rest of baseball. With TV contracts on the rise, as well as the luxury tax, Chicago will increase its paychecks in the coming years. Expect some of that to come in the form of a rich free agent contract.
The judge will certainly be a surprise. He is expected to pick up a north of $350 million deal, especially after the AL MVP season (assuming he continues at his current pace). But who wouldn’t want to play at Wrigley Field? The judge proved he knows how to handle a large market, which makes New York seem so small, after all.
A .300 / .378 / .644 Italic In the annual contract he indicates that he knows how to handle all this. He could be the face of the next Chicago World Series, if Jed Hoyer and the Ricketts family allow him to.
Mating of cubs and Aaron Judge can still occur
Heck, last winter we were discussing optics at a Correa-Cubs match. What distinguishes a judge? Who knows how his contract talks are going?
Yes, Chicago will probably be a late bloomer, because it won’t be the biggest show on the table from the jump. The Cubs are the team the judge’s agency will turn to if they don’t receive the lucrative contract they envisioned at the start of the free agency. Frankly, this is a possibility.
The judge has injury concerns. He’s on the wrong side of 30. Those are the arguments teams will use against him.
A Chicago-Judge pairing is unlikely, if only because of the number of teams said to be interested months ahead of schedule. But one random CEO who suggests he wouldn’t sign a “loser” franchise is more of a headline than anything else.
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