i don't fucking know but if he wins a WS, that would bump his pay considerably. ricketts must be trying to nickle and dime him. JR probably told him that GMs don't win championships, organizations win championships.

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So brick, you don't think that a GM who ends the two longest world series droughts in history would be likely to significantly increase his salary?




Interesting.

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He's waiting to see what happens with the Yankees.

If he is worth X if they win a World Series then he is worth X right now. You may not know this but Theo has done a pretty good job in Chicago even if they lose in the first round.

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No he is just not baseball savvy

Why is it about Theo's salary? He is already rich.

Maybe he wants certain aspects of the team guaranteed, and the Ricketts wont do it. Payroll or long deals for pitchers or whatever. Im just speculating.

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All the more reason to play the season out and then sign a HUGE extension. You really cannot be this dumb can you?

It is not about any of that. Always about $$$$$

Yeah... no not really.
I'm pretty sure his value is higher if he wins a pennant with the Cubs than if he does not.

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So you don't think the playoffs are a crap shoot then?

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What does that have to do with the fact that a two time world series GM with two teams who have the longest drought will have greater value?

I'm not into these silly games, brick. Not interested in playing.

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It doesn't make sense to value Theo based on the results of the playoffs this year. It just doesn't.

If the Cubs win the World Series this year are they offering Arrieta double the money they would otherwise?

The point is that Theo should already know exactly what he deserves, and the Cubs should know exactly what they think he deserves.

Let's assume that Theo is in line for $9 million a year right now. If the Cubs win the World Series, what does that go up to? If they don't win it, what does it go down to?

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I can't imagine what else needs to be guaranteed. Literally everything has been revamped and improved.

Dominican Facility
Spring Training
Wrigley Field
Clubhouse
Increased Staffing
Improved Office Support/Functions

His own middle aged white dude rock n roll music night.

Could be a diva.

Playoffs are less of a crapshoot if you have Manny-Ortiz batting 3-4 in your lineup.

Theo probably wants to run the team from Boston or New York or San Diego or Phoenix.

Rick seems to be the only person in this thread that is even vaguely aware of market value.


His Brandon Marshall posts suck though.

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Done. As long as they win repeatedly.

Neither San Diego or Phoenix have the financial capacity to exert the Theo Plan®

He needs a sugar daddy that'll let him fail in free agency.

I think he is waiting to see about Hillary's VP nomination

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Based on his bosses, I bet he is a Trump guy.

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No, come on leash (and Eileen)! I could go to any Cubs board and read a post with this discussion. This gets brought up by the beat writers every few weeks.

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Sure. He seems like a fan friendly GM who has had some successes.

Reinsdorf doesn't hire that type.

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of course it doesn't

I think he is held in the highest esteem by the Ricketts. It doesn't go higher if his team succeeds. It's already there.

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He already did that.

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The team he put together is the team he put together whether they lose a WS this year or not. Theo ain't pitching in a Game 7. He has some work to do in FA but essentially, he has already completed what any smart owner would base his decision upon.

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Probably has to do with wanting a percentage of ownership.

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I could see Theo being able to put together an ownership group of a team with him being the chief executive, much like Reinsdorf did with the Sox

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I'd be surprised if he actually left, but you have to admit that possibility grows every day he doesn't sign an extension. My best guess is things aren't necessarily hunky dory in that organization, despite what the bought-and-paid-for media in this town says.

Maddon is an egomaniac more concerned with his media persona than anything else. Ricketts is a rich kid who bought an MLB team with daddy's money. Crane Kenney is...Crane Kenney. The teams two biggest stars are a clear steroid user and closeted gay kid forced into a sham wedding for optics. Winning keeps people from asking questions, and the inexplicable blind optimism bred by getting historically spanked by the Mets last year was lauded by the fawning local press. But this year has to be different after the start they had. Why stick around for that?

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My Cubs contact says that marginally over the winter the org (Ricketts) was dragging their feet. Now it is Theo holding things up. Seems like Theo wants ALL his guys taken care of before he reups.

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