Over at our main site, Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma joined forces with George Bissell to write up the Cubs’ acquisition of John Lackey. The full story is available only to paying subscribers, but we thought you’d enjoy this preview here. Soon after the Cubs were eliminated from the playoffs, Theo Epstein made it clear that […]
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Cubs Acquire Tommy Hunter from Orioles
The fascinating thing about the rumors this week that Aroldis Chapman or Craig Kimbrel might be traded was the fact that that just never happens. Relievers change hands in big volume every year at the deadline, but they tend to be interchangeable arms, many of them with eerily similar profiles: the left specialist, the ancient […]
Cubs Acquire Dan Haren From Marlins
With thoughts of Tyson Ross or Carlos Carrasco dancing in their heads, Cubs fans may not be as excited to see Dan Haren being added to Chicago’s rotation. But the fact is for the remaining two months of the season, Haren is exactly what the team needs when it comes to the starting staff. After […]