The Curse of Wrigley Field

The Cubs paid through the tooth for their 2006 fifth round pick but they’re competing with the NFL.  Jeff samardzija is a star pitcher and wide receiver for Notre Dame.  The Cubs took a chance on him last year in the draft and they’ve agreed to pay him a draft record $7.25 million if he sticks around through 2010.  Jim Callis at Baseball America recently wrote an excellent article about the transaction and he talks about how Samardzija might not be picked as high in the draft as initiall thought, which would be good news for the Cubs because the offer the Cubs made will far exceed anything he might get from the NFL.