You will not believe how much money Javy Baez turned down from Cubs |
Tony Crumpton
· · Monday, April 19 2021
The Chicago Cubs will likely look much different for the 2022 season.
Several of the big-name players on the roster are in their final year of their contracts including Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant. ESPN's Buster Olney reported that the Cubs offered a hefty extension ($) that 'El Mago' turned down before the 2020 season. "But a problem for Javier Baez is that his poor '20 performance followed a negotiation that concluded with him passing up a Cubs' offer somewhere in the range of $180 million," Olney wrote. "Now Baez's small sample of results in '21 looks similar to that of last year and, combined, comprise a larger sample of questions and doubts about whether the team should replicate its past offer." MLB insider Jon Heyman also has reported that Baez was indeed offered more than $160 million on a long-term deal to stay with the Cubs. It's always risky to turn down that type of generational money in hopes of getting even more with a huge season before free agency. In 2021, Baez is hitting .214 with four homers and 12 RBIs.
