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Old 02-15-2018, 06:24 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Irrelevant Dude View Post
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.
Fully agree.

But if they really do land a prize next off-season, it'll be nearly impossible to keep this young core plus these guys past 2022 (when most come due).

Still, that's a huge window to win a lot in.
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