Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong agrees to a long-term extension
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What does Pete Crow-Armstrong's long-term extension mean for the Cubs?
Mully and Haw. 104.3 the score. PCA. PCA. PCA day.
Good morning, Mully. Happy Tuesday. PC always. He will always be a Cub now. Big contract. Big news. Happened while most people might have been sleeping if you were up right now. Don't sleep on it. Don't sleep on the Cubs because around 10 o'clock-ish, Jeff Passan broke the story that Pete Corromstrong will sign or is finalizing a long-term deal with the team that traded for him. And now the team, well, he will wear the uniform for a very long time.
Yeah, and I saw something yesterday on Twitter, and I don't know where it was from, but it was A.J. Perzynski talking about PCA, the player, and just saying, I don't care what side of town you are on or what fan of what team you are, you've got to love this guy. He's really good for baseball.
Well, A.J. Pruszynski is saying what a lot of people felt after the World Baseball Classic. The more people that are exposed to Pete Crow Armstrong and just his enthusiastic approach to everything. And just the way that he plays with, he's the igniter. He's the catalyst. He's the guy that can steal a base, take the extra base, or hit the ball. Stealing out.
He's a guy that is probably the best defensive player in the game.
He'll be 24 years old tomorrow when he's already got a gold glove. He became the first Cub in decades to go 30-30 last year. And this is an investment.
How did the Cubs' offseason moves set the stage for PCA's contract?
And frankly, the Cubs banking on the fact that he's closer to the guy we saw in the first half than the second half.
But I think you've got to point out that if he's just the guy we saw in the second half, I mean, look, the first 30-30 guy, all the things he managed to do, pretty extraordinary. But even he's such a good, impactful player, regardless of whether or not he can be an MVP.
Well, I don't disagree with that. But he does have that potential. You're saying that he can affect games with his glove and his speed. And I agree with that, but I don't think that you sign nine-year contracts or whatever the length of this one will be because of guys who affect games that way.
You do it for the whole package. But what I'm trying to get to is when you talk about upside-downside, like, you know, his floor is still very special.
No doubt about it. His floor is all-star caliber.
And his ceiling is MVP caliber.
Yes, his ceiling is MVP caliber, a guy that can carry you to a championship. And that is what the Cubs are behaving like. And you've got to love it as a Cub fan. This is the continuation of an offseason where they are going for it. They went out and got Alex Bregman. They traded for Edward Cabrera. And I think when you look at now the contract extension with PCA, in the light and in the wake of all of this talk about a work stoppage that's looming, you've got to like it.
Yeah, no, I think you've got to love it. I just think it's really impressive that they've gotten this done. And, you know, certainly we've seen him around town. We saw him hanging out with Caleb Williams a couple times. That was really amusing. And he's going to be there long term. Caleb will get that big contract that he's going to get that. He's about to sign the big contract. The bromance will be able to grow. But they can probably do that anywhere they want to, and they can just travel around the world. I mean, it's just terrible.
What are PCA's strengths and weaknesses as a player?
He can afford Bears season tickets now.
Oh, yeah. Wherever they play.
No question. No doubt about it. He might be able to chip in for a suite. Yeah, doesn't have to sit on the sidelines anymore.
No, he can go sit in the box. Yes, PSLs for everybody. PSLs for PCA. That's pretty awesome. Yeah, that's fun because, you know what, he was not in the lineup yesterday while the rest of the Cubs were routing the Yankees, and that was fun. That was so much fun.
Zach, we'll play those calls.
Those calls were great.
Home run after home run.
Zach's in midseason form. He was great. You've got to love it. And so he was not in the lineup, as Dustin pointed out cleverly, and Pete Corumstrong, presumably, was finalizing this deal. Yeah. Where's PCA? Ah, he's at the bank.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Pete Crow-Armstrong's long-term extension mean for the Cubs?
0:01–1:42
2
How did the Cubs' offseason moves set the stage for PCA's contract?
1:42–3:51
3
What are PCA's strengths and weaknesses as a player?
3:51–4:53
4
How does PCA's contract compare to other recent MLB extensions?
4:53–5:49
5
What impact does PCA's performance have on the Cubs' future?
5:49–6:52
6
How do players' contracts affect their motivation and performance?
6:52–8:28
7
What are the potential risks associated with PCA's extension?
8:28–9:21
8
What does PCA's personality bring to the Cubs' organization?
9:21–34:30
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