This part of the article bothers me:
That means Tucker could be one-and-done at Wrigley Field. After Soto helped set the market when he signed for $765 million, the soon-to-be free agent has likely already priced himself out of Chicago.
I think the payroll component is getting overly focused on - it’s not like we are even close to bottom in the league. The Cubs were 7th last year. You could make a case they should be 3-5 based on their market but a lot of teams won more games than them and spent less.
2024 payrolls
Burnes could happen. I can easily see that occurring. He has ties to the Cubs.
Soto? Why would he want to some to Chicago unless (a) it’s only about $, and (b) the Cubs are the highest bidder?
Does anyone really believe in (b)?