We Need To Start a GoFundMe For The Chicago Cubs

Recently, Alex Bregman signed with the Boston Red Sox. Both the Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs offered Bregman the same contract but refused to defer the money—like every other top ball club does now—while telling their fans that they are struggling to break even.

Cubs Jed Hoyer said he had manny, many emails and text with owner Tom Ricketts about money availability for Alex Bregman. Cubs will not defer money any longer on contract offers. The team is still paying Jason Heyward and Jon Lester on deferred deals.

— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) February 13, 2025

Tom Ricketts on fans calling for Cubs to spend more:

“They think somehow we have all these dollars that the Dodgers have or the Mets have or the Yankees have and we just keep it. Which isn’t true at all. What happens is we try to break even every year, and that’s about it.”

— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) January 18, 2025

The Chicago Cubs probably won’t be competitive for a while because unfortunately, they are struggling to find funds.

See, the Cubs only have some of the most expensive tickets in the league, the most expensive concessions and the highest attendance in the league.

The Cubs own like, every restaurant and hotel near Wrigley Field.

They have their own sportsbook and TV network.

Gigantic sponsorships on the team jerseys and they have to compete for attention with the White Sox—the literal worst team in baseball.

How are they supposed to afford to pay top talent with their hands tied like this—especially when the owners had to donate $1 million to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign?

Tom Ricketts is trying to help save this country.

He doesn’t have extra money to add Alex Bregman—one of the best players of his generation who’s only recently 30 years old.

We can’t be so small-minded and believe that Ricketts—whose real estate portfolio is worth 1,000x most of our family’s household income—can afford to pay to acquire talented ball players.

Which is why I think we all need to pitch in and help the billionaire help get some side money.

The Cubs just traded for Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros—who is currently in the final year of his contract.

Last year, Tucker suffered a shin injury that robbed him of half of his 2024 season but the year prior, Tucker led the league in RBIs with 112—and at 28 years old, he could be an anchor in the heart of any Major League batting lineup.

And if we want the Cubs to keep him long-term—or even past the trade deadline which seems unlikely right now—then we need to band together and help the Chicago Cubs put a few dollars together to get Tucker’s signature on the dotted line.

So this is a call to action for all Cubs fans. Do you love your team? Then let’s all work together to help the struggling owner who is probably Scrooge McDucking into a pool of cash right now.

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