If anything Happ is underrated. Good D and consistent O. He has a WTF moment every once in a while in the field but so does PCA who might be the best D player in baseball.
Who has a better WAR in left field over the last three years?
It’s a good question - who is the backup CF? Not a lot of good answers. Shaw? Really? Suzuki would scare me every time the ball was hit out of the infield.
I still don't understand why opt outs are so bad? It's not a trade. You are giving up nothing. Wouldn't we rather have a player for one year than none?
It's more about if this person will hit or not as a player, isn't it?
At this price I’d take it. If he opts out that means he had a good year. The Cubs are loaded for 26 and then as you said there is both incertainty in baseball/CBA and uncertainty with the Cubs w many contracts expiring.
Why not go all in??
Gore has the pedigree and the stuff. As people have said the Nats have sucked at developing pitchers and their defense also sucked. He could be so much better here - I hope we can get him and at a price that does not break the bank.