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We're once again talking about Ian Happ's contract situation

CHGO Chicago Cubs Podcast

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Is It the Biggest Free Agent Contract Out There?

It's not the biggest free agent contract out there like it's for a guy that you hope just to say three years from now if he's still performing at all-star gold love type level but it gets to the point where you may need to trade him again. The luxury tax threshold or a competitive balance tax threshold is gonna continue to rise over the next few years so that number will shrink in comparison to what they can pay overall. Not only was Hayward's deal bigger but Hayward's deal was bigger when players were making less.

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