The Cubs are nudging right up against the first luxury tax penalty threshold and are almost certain to go over unless they make moves to trim salary, but it sounds like they’re treating $237 million as a soft cap for now. At least that’s the indication Sahadev Sharma has gotten, writing that the front office remains “budget conscious” even as numerous roster upgrades are still available. And while that’s not novel in and of itself, there’s a sense that the Cubs are content despite a few recent injuries.
That means they “don’t appear to be real players for [Jordan Montgomery‘s] services” and would probably have to get a big discount on J.