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#Cubs is done— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) August 28, 2012
Of course, that probably means it's actually not done, but until we hear differently, we'll stick to Muskat's story.
UPDATE: Props to Kap, who broke this story when Starlin Castro was just a wee lad. He tweets the details:
Terms of Starlin's new contract:2013 5 mill, 5 , 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 plus a club option for 16 million and a 6 million $ signing bonus.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) August 28, 2012
I’d say that $16 million option is all but a sure thing to be exercised unless he declines much quicker than expected. I think the Cubs overpaid a bit here.
I wish I had even one skill that was valued at 1/100th the amount Starlin made in his bonus.
Eh, Oh well. I slap a keyboard for a living, I can’t complain.