MLB Trade Deadline Shockers: Which Teams Made Genius Moves and Who Set Themselves Up for Disaster?
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Chicago Cubs: C+
Moves:
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Acquired UTIL Willi Castro from Minnesota for RP prospect Ryan Gallagher and SP prospect Sam Armstrong
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Acquired RP Andrew Kittredge from Baltimore for prospect SS Wilfri De La Cruz
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Acquired SP Mike Soroka from Washington for OF Christian Franklin and prospect IF Ronny Cruz
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Acquired RP Taylor Rogers from Pittsburgh for OF prospect Ivan Brethowr
In an oddly timed maneuver, the Cubs handed president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer a contract extension just days before the deadline. Whether that was the reason for Hoyer’s relative passivity is unclear, but Chicago didn’t make a serious upgrade on Thursday, despite holding the third-highest playoff odds in baseball. Castro is a really underrated player, an above-average, switch-hitting bat capable of playing almost anywhere on the diamond. His addition was the only thing keeping me from crushing the Cubs with a D or an F.
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