Cubs sign Dexter Fowler 1 year deal

[jagtrader]

The Cubs didn't have a center fielder, so this was smart.

[Jocephus]

he doesn't want to be the man on an old team either

[pioneer98]

Dexter Fowler turned down $15 million for 1 year and signed a 1 year contract for $13 million instead.

Well done.

It was worse than that - he turned down 3/33

[MrCrowesGarden]

Theo got a bit more punchable.

[Cheddar Tom]

Yeah...I don't think Theo has really watched "The Godfather" because this move isn't exactly Al Neri shooting Moe Greene during a massage.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

The system is obviously broken. And I understand what fowler is saying. But teams aren't really choosing an unproven prospect (TBD at a later date) over him. They're just choosing to gamble on an unproven guy's contract that will have about $1M in risk and the possibility of gosh who knows $100M in reward as opposed to signing a guy at market rates who projects to add a couple wins and cost as much.

[Cheddar Tom]

I think Fowler is a decent player who is a victim of this bad system, but he needs to fire his agent

[JL21]

Yeah...I don't think Theo has really watched "The Godfather" because this move isn't exactly Al Neri shooting Moe Greene during a massage.

I don't even know what he means when he says that.

[MinorLeagueGuy]

I bet all the Jabronies working in that organization watch mob movies tirelessly. And the stupid Sopranos.

[davhern]

Yeah...I don't think Theo has really watched "The Godfather" because this move isn't exactly Al Neri shooting Moe Greene during a massage.

I don't even know what he means when he says that.

He was referring to the surprise factor when he said it. I haven't seen the movie (I know, I know), but I figure there was some sort of big plot twist at some point or something?