Can’t really blame a young twenty-something year old, many from impoverished backgrounds/countries, for taking the sure thing eight and nine figure contracts. Lots of baseball players (and athletes in general) flame out and or get injured.
If Theo signed Harper, would Harper become trash?? If we really want Javy and KB to have HoF careers, don’t the Cubs need to trade them or let them walk?
I always felt serial killers get a bad rap. I mean, they’re always getting lumped together when, in fact, some of them actually have a soft, genuine side if someone took the time to really get to know one.
Wasn't there some mention last year after he signed (maybe sometime in ST) that he wanted to learn to speak English better during his tenure with the Cubs?