Officially official: Cubs exchange Darvish, Caratini * and * Cash to San Diego for Davies and a package of prospects

Officially official: Cubs exchange Darvish, Caratini * and * Cash to San Diego for Davies and a package of prospects

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I will not go back to litigating the merits of this business, saying goodbye to Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini, or discussing the consequences of the market of exchanging another ace for San Diego. We’ve done it all today (and we probably have more to do in the next few days and weeks). Instead, I just want to let you know that the deal is officially official (all players exactly as they are already known), now reported by the Cubs themselves.

And the only “surprise” is that the Cubs are also putting in some money to help cover Darvish’s remaining $ 62 million over the next three years (finishing second in the Cy Young race escalated his contract, although I have seen people still reporting that he owes only $ 59M):

How much money are the Cubs investing?

According to Jordan Bastian, $ 3 million of the remaining $ 62 million.

(Kevin Acee had previously reported $ 5 million, but I saw $ 3 million more often * and * Acee also thought Darvish owed only $ 59 million, so I think some of his numbers were wrong).

In any case, I promised not to go into it tonight, because it doesn’t matter at the moment. But yes, the Cubs not only included Caratini * and * took the roughly $ 8 million Davies due in 2021, they also raised $ 3 million more to help offset Darvish. Good evening.

At least they can extend Javy Baez now, right? RIGHT?

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