It's also a message to Boras that his asking price for Chapman is too high. "We have an in-house option, so we're not desperate enough for that price tag"
Clearly no one writers know about this team or division. I have read back-to-back articles, the first of which says "Cubs lucky to break .500 in 2024" and the next saying "Cubs favorites to win NL Central".
It's "everyone be guessin'" season on Twitter
it could be argued that Springer underperformed while Bellinger over performed, if that normalizes, Bellinger seems like an expensive and redundant option for a team without open outfield or first base slots.