In fact Seattle only paid 3 million a year on the 10 million a year contract. <div>
</div><div>Basically the Cubs paid the mariners 14 million, and the Mariners paid the cubs 9 Million.</div><div>
</div><div>So the cubs get Silva and only lose 5 million from the Bradley deal.</div><div>
</div><div>That is like chopping off a foot and being grateful that the doc saved the leg.</div><div>
</div><div>The fact that Hendry gave Bradley 30 million over 3 years is mind blowing. What do you think the next closest offer Bradley had? 2 years 10 million? I think that would be a stretch.</div><div>
</div><div>The problem with the Cub signings is that they have made them with their back against the wall, mainly due to a poor farm system. They had to pay Z 90 million over 5 years because players like Mark Prior, Donald Veal and Sean Gallagher simply weren't working out. Of course Ricky Nolasco is doing just fine in Florida. They sign players and pay them max money at their absolute peak or right when they are starting to slide. Teams like the Brewers are locking up their young players for big deals, but these deals will expire when the players are 30 not 35. </div><div>
</div><div>Hendry isn't stupid, but you can't build a worse team with 144 million dollars. The Soriano contract is the worst contract in baseball today, bar none. You couldn't give it away with the Cubs top two prospects. Literally couldn't give it away.</div><div>
</div><div>The fact that we aren't spending money on draft picks, and teams like Boston are drafting high ceiling players like David Renfroe in the third round and giving him 1 million plus, just shows they are committed to winning. If the cubs spent 15 million in one draft just drafting high ceiling high school players and signing them to 1 million plus deals, they could re-stock the farm system in two years. Of course they could just keep drafting kids from Hendry's old high school. </div><div>
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