I kind of don’t even want to talk about “real ” baseball today. I’m having way too much fun soaking up the rays of having landed our man and imaging what the future could be like. I really don’t want to ruin that by talking about reality.

In that vein, here’s what ESPN has to say:

The Chicago Cubs won the bidding for Jorge Soler and agreed to terms with the 20-year-old Cuban outfielder, a source familiar with the situation told ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine.

Soler will come to the U.S. and take a physical before signing a nine-year, $30 million contract, according to the source.

Soler has the option of opting out of the contract altogether during his arbitration-eligible years, which means that he could make far more than the $30 million guaranteed.

Year by year, through his arbitration years, he can weigh the dollar value in his agreed-upon salary versus what he might make in arbitration.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Soler is a projected right fielder with five-tool potential, according to scouting sources.

So . .  there’s that. To see REAL LIVE FOOTAGE of Soler running and moving and doing things, go here.

Note: I’d really love to read what Keith Law has to say about this signing. Alas, I’m not renewing my Insider subscription just to do that. Sorry.

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Ted, you may have to do a little more today than just pitch.

Tough week so far for this consistently inconsistent team. Today, the Cubs will try to salvage their trip to the Motor City with a win (one win? please?) against the Tigers in the only favorable matchup. I say this because one T.R. Lilly will be on the mound, he of his superior self. Lilly has a 1.31 ERA over his last five starts, which is just superb. 

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