Hey, I guessed it!

[brett05]

The chatter has been that what really pushed the Cubs out of contention was the whole opt-out clause. Tanaka's party said it was a must and the Cubs balked at it.

SO officially we have no clue what if any offer the Cubs made.

 

[Boobaby1]

SO officially we have no clue what if any offer the Cubs made.

Officially? Yes.

This is per the MLBTR.

•The Cubs' final offer to Masahiro Tanaka was for six years and $120MM, a source tells Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com (Twitter link). That amount does not include the $20MM release fee.
•Chicago was competitive in terms of years and dollars, a source tells David Kaplan of CSN Chicago and WGN Radio (Twitter link), but the Cubs refused to include an opt-out after four years. That position certainly seems to make sense from the perspective of the rebuilding Cubs, especially, since much of the allure of Tanaka is in his ability to deliver value at the back end of his contract.

 

[brett05]

Officially? Yes.

This is per the MLBTR.

•The Cubs' final offer to Masahiro Tanaka was for six years and $120MM, a source tells Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com (Twitter link). That amount does not include the $20MM release fee.
•Chicago was competitive in terms of years and dollars, a source tells David Kaplan of CSN Chicago and WGN Radio (Twitter link), but the Cubs refused to include an opt-out after four years. That position certainly seems to make sense from the perspective of the rebuilding Cubs, especially, since much of the allure of Tanaka is in his ability to deliver value at the back end of his contract.

So official no clue. Just reporters with unknown sources

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[Boobaby1]

So official no clue. Just reporters with unknown sources

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I was responding to your question as it not being official. It kind of sounds like I said it was official but that is not how it got typed.

 

[brett05]

I was responding to your question as it not being official. It kind of sounds like I said it was official but that is not how it got typed.

I see that now.