Now look where the Cubs sit:
Between now and January, they can allow teams to line up, be it for Starlin Castro or Javier Baez, and the cost of a 24 year old all-star or premium power at the position to the Mets, Yankees, Marlins, Dodgers, Mariners and others likely will be a combination of front end starting pitching and a young catcher. Memo to bidders: you want quality, you trade quality, as Billy Beane showed you.
By 2017, when Anthony is their graybeard and Bryant, Russell, Almora, Jorge Soler, Arismendy Alcantara and friends are the lights of the Clark and Addison, those young players will be making little more than $10M. With the ballpark nearly finished and a new television deal on the horizon, they can buy what they need on the pitching free agent market.
