That was the bottom line, he said. He was a darling of advanced statistics like WAR. The Fascinating Jason Heyward Contract | FanGraphs Baseball Heyward's one of the worse overpays, at least for this year. #Diamondbacks #Nationals pic.twitter.com/dnmPNWF8h6. The former Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox ace posted a 4.28 ERA in 2019, Josh Hader has been among the best relievers in baseball since he entered the league in 2017. Click here to subscribe to the Cubs Talk Podcast for free. There was no other group that was going to get that done. Six weeks later, the Cubs signed outfielder Jason Heyward to an eight-year, $184 million contract. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times first . How Much Longer Can Chicago Cubs Invest Playing Time In Jason Heyward? But to be able to show the value of myself as a person in probably one of the toughest times Ive had on the the field and off the field in 2016, to still show Im here for the team, to still play defense the way I play defense, run the bases and just to step in and step up at multiple times when I was needed to be who I am, to be Jason Heyward , We still got a ring, and it took every bit of that from me, he said. Cubs Likely To Pay Jason Heyward Over $20 Million Not To Play - OutKick Heyward played one year in St. Louis before signing an eight-year, $184 million contract with the Chicago Cubs. I feel like its very hard to outplay certain contracts, especially one like that one. as an organization, I understand being a part of that goes with me, always and forever. Unfortunately, he hit a wall barely after the ink dried on his new deal. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com. He is a career .257 hitter with 159 home runs. Jason Heyward's deal appears to have been much too high, much too long, and projects not to be worth it over the next four years. This can get complicated. Now, he has been informed he has played his last game at Wrigley: worst contracts of all the major league teams, Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Angels: Patrick Wisdom at DH, Nico Hoerner at leadoff, Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Padres: Nick Madrigal at 2B, Justin Steele to pitch, Chicago Cubs lineup vs. A's: Nico Hoerner at leadoff, Nick Madrigal at 3B, Seiya Suzuki withdraws from 2023 World Baseball Classic with injury, CubsHQ: ESPN ranks Jason Heyward's contract the worst on Cubs, 2023 Season Projections: Dansby Swanson, Zach McKinstry, 2023 season win total projections for Cubs, Commentary: Cubs offseason was a very strong one, Dexter Fowler will forever be immortalized in Cubs history, Reasons why Cubs dynasty never came to fruition, Cubs should look to the 'Sheriff' for relief help, Cubs targets still available in free agency. He's slashed .301/.374/.582 with a .956 OPS. Last year, there was a strained oblique and a glute muscle injury. Pre-arbitration players were not included, and all players on this list are active and on 40-man rosters. Former Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward finds a new team for 2023