The only reason he would is to make sure the team can sign other players to keep the team around him competitive.
My guess is he wants to play in a real baseball town packed with its own passionate home fans every night. DC is not just a mediocre baseball city it is a lousy sports town all around. Cubbies here he comes
Lol that’s nuts. Wrigley is full of bandwagon fans who leave at the 6th inning if the cubs don’t have a lead, and after the team regresses a bit (because sooner or later, the first becomes the worst; no one stays on top forever), it’ll go back to being full of boozy seniors and college kids ditching class.