Cubs already @ $111M for 2019 -- before factoring in Bryant's arb/contract extension, which figures to start out at around $15M. So yeah, the piper is coming for the Cubs beginning in 2019.
Bummer. I'm guessing Darvish didn't want to be pushed with everything so fluid at the moment. Or maybe Darvish's camp wanted the Brewers to raise their offer and the Crew didn't. Whatever, let's see how things settle.