However, the Cubs do need pitching, which is why president of baseball operations Theo Epstein had hoped to add Tanaka to the mix. Instead, the Japanese pitcher has signed a seven-year, $155 million deal with the Yankees that includes an opt-out clause after four years. Comcast SportsNet Chicago reported that the Cubs offered a six-year, $120 million contract.

Well, Wood, himself, seems to have confirmed that an extension was a possibility before the 2014 season that saw him fall way back. You can read Wood’s comments in this Sun-Times piece from Gordon Wittenmyer, in which Wood explains that he’s not going to beat himself up for declining to extend at the time, because you never know how things are going to play out. Wittenmyer hears that the proposed extension would have been for four years and about $8 million per year.

Multiple writers are claiming that Jeff Samardzija has officially rejected a 5-year, $85 million extension from the Cubs. The Cubs previous offer was believed to be in the range of 5 years, $60 million.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.