With that in mind, the Cubs might have to tighten their belts in other places in order to afford him. Fansided’s Zachary Rotman predicts that one of the things they will do is cut ties with Seiya Suzuki after his contract runs out this season.

“The Cubs are in an interesting spot with two of their three starting outfielders, Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki, hitting free agency after the year. While ideally both would be in Chicago for a while longer, re-signing both Happ and Suzuki while also paying Crow-Armstrong would be more costly than the Cubs would likely be comfortable with. If the Cubs can only re-sign one of them, Happ should be prioritized. Sure, he’s not quite the hitter Suzuki is, but Happ isn’t much worse offensively, and he’s won four straight Gold Gloves out in left field. He has also spent all nine of his big league seasons with the Cubs, and given his desire to stay long-term, he might be open to a team-friendly deal,” Rotman wrote.

This past season, Suzuki slashed .245/.326/.478/.804 with 31 doubles, 32 home runs, and 103 RBI in 151 games for the Cubs. He primarily played DH, and was a driving force in their offense.

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As mentioned earlier, Suzuki is in the final year of his five-year, $85 million contract. So the Cubs can just let him walk this offseason if they want, or if something drastic happens during the season that derails their playoff chances, then they could deal him at the deadline to a contender for prospects.

While it would hurt seeing a long-term solution to the void Kyle Tucker left in the outfield walk away, if it means keeping PCA, then the Cubs only have one choice.