Yeah, in 2018 we kind of knew Cubs wanted to stay just under the luxury tax—-and we knew what was the luxury tax threshold. So, do the math.
In 2019, that threshold is irrelevant to the Cubs, so we really have very little idea what the payroll limit will be. All we know is that Theo is operating under some, unknown number that has to stay under—at least perhaps without some kind of ownership change of mind under special circumstances, maybe.