Now we can quit stressing about Fukudome's contract. Ryan Dempster just got a bigger one; $52 million, over 4 years. This will keep Dempster a Cub all throughtout the Obama adminstration, barring a second term.
I think we all know Ryan had a career year last year, and that the Cubs are buying him at the top of the market. So, as a business deal, this doesn't make good sense. However, there is one other thing that it does do: establish a high price for pitching. If Dempster gets THAT much, how much for Sabathia? This ensures that no free agent pitchers will sign themselves away cheaply. And as one of the few teams with deep pockets and a core that can contend, the Cubs are in a position to consider driving other teams out of the market for top-shelf talent.
Now who's with me on the Big Unit?
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