ST. LOUIS – Jason Heyward remembered watching “Pardon the Interruption” one day during the offseason and seeing Chicago guy Michael Wilbon on ESPN.
“They said: ‘Is Heyward really worth $300 million?’” Heyward recalled during his controversial return to Busch Stadium this week. “I was like: ‘Who brought that up?’ I don’t think I’m worth $300 million. I don’t think I would ever try and sell myself for $300 million or any (specific) amount. Teams are going to tell you what they feel and they go from there.”
The Cubs wound up going to a place they had never been before, giving Heyward the biggest contract in franchise history, committing eight years and $184 million to a player who does the little things.