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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
It could just as easily being them deciding that they want to see if they can convince Goldschmidt to stay after he's seen the team for a while (the Matt Holliday move, basically), while holding out for Arenado. Given that Carpenter's option next year is a team option, you could decline his while signing Arenado, and after Waino's incentive-laden contract comes off the books, you'd be damn near revenue neutral.
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Might have some competition for that there Arenado fella.
Rumblings I've read from Cubs writers is that the team might be inactive in the Harper sweepstakes not only because of financial reasons but also because internally they like moving Bryant to the OF and Arenado at 3rd more than Harper.