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Old 02-15-2018, 12:56 PM   #20
Irrelevant Dude
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Originally Posted by Jeffy25 View Post
Incredibly talented pitcher. But I feel like they are heading into a spending wall within the next few years.
The luxury tax threshold will continue to rise and the Cubs have a new TV deal looming on the horizon. It is true that they will have some difficult financial decisions to make when their young core gets close to free agency, but I don't foresee anything stopping them from continuing to spend money on targeted players, and wading into luxury tax territory when necessary.
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