That picture above pretty much sums up a lot of Cubs fans’ thoughts of John Lackey. In the days leading up to Friday’s announcement that the Cubs had signed the crusty veteran to a two-year, $32 million deal, there was a pervasive fear that Lackey might harm the character and chemistry of the clubhouse, not to mention the local vagrant population. But it wasn’t just about his abrasive personality scouring some of the shine off this team. There was quite a bit of perfectly justified reticence over handing $16 million a year to a 37-year-old pitcher coming off of a career year.
On the Perception of John Lackey as an Insufferable Jerk and Why I Like the Cubs Signing Him
