I mean, this team is about to be 8-5, in first place with one of the best run differentials in MLB… with a sub-luxury tax payroll ($20 million). What more can you expect?
Yep. Ricketts is the problem. Cubs games are not only expensive for us to attend but they’re expensive for us to subscribe to on Marquee and watch. He takes every extra dollar and shoves it in his pocket
Jed has to build for depth rather than individual performance. The Cubs franchise doesn’t bring in enough revenue for Ricketts to justify spending at or above the luxury tax.
I don’t understand the distaste for Jed. The Cubs are a small market team owned by a man who is poor. What else do you expect from a luxury tax payroll?
For whoever’s dumb like me and scoreboard watching, Mets start a 3 game series against Boston tonight and Atlanta starts 3 games against Colorado tomorrow. ATL’s next three series are against Rockies/Toronto/Nats, so that’s unfortunate.