I am sure he could have but he didn’t. Maybe the FO did lie to him to get him on board and that would be this club in a nutshell.
Right, the Cubs resources to be a better team aren’t being used. But the resources to pay Counsell $40 million has been used and maybe thats all Craig cared about. It’s no different to a FA taking the biggest offer with a loser instead of less to go to a winner.