Meh, RoboDavid has them as like the 20th best franchise. Why would Lester ever pick the Cubs over the Giants if the money is close? Good God. Oh and Jake Arrieta [expletive] sucks. So does Carlos Gomez. Those are different.
If that is the case, which I am all in favor of, then why did the Cubs tender Wood? Does he have any trade value whatsoever? Maybe we're finally swinging our big-market dong around.
Only if they're not smart. Just by waiting a month, you gain an entire year of control. Even if Bryant is worth 2 more WAR (he won't be) than Valbuena, that's about 1/3 of 1 win. Just wait the month. And miss the playoffs at 87.66666666666666666666-74.33333333333333