For every Andre Dawson, there’s a Todd Hundley. For each Moises Alou, there’s a Milton Bradley. For each free agent gem that the Chicago Cubs sign, they have a signing that doesn’t work out so great due to under-performance by the player, over-payment on contract, or just a bad fit for the team.
The Cubs went on a bit of spending spree this off-season, paying out fairly large contracts to Jason Heyward, Ben Zobrist and John Lackey. The Laws of Cubbie-dom suggest that at least one of these signings will not work out as hoped.