My condolences: Chicago Cubs HC (Ryan Flaherty) and one year old baby die in car crash…..
The Chicago Cubs ended up making just a few moves ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
After tons of rumors of them being potential big-time sellers, the Cubs traded away Mark Leiter Jr. as their main move of selling.
They also went out and acquired All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Christopher Morel.
Finally, a smaller acquisition was made to bring in reliever Nate Pearson from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Instead of selling, Chicago opted to makes deals the front office felt would help them compete in 2025 and beyond.
However, they are being criticized for not making one specific move.
Michael Brakebill of FanSided believes the Cubs made a mistake by not trading veteran pitcher Drew Smyly.
“Smyly is enjoying a stellar season in a relief role for the Cubs, owning a sparkly 2.53 ERA in 42.2 innings of work.
The Cubs picked up his option this past winter, but after the 2024 campaign, he is set to hit free agency.
If the emphasis at the deadline wasn’t to get better for this season, they should have moved him for whatever they could instead of inevitably letting him walk this winter for nothing.”
Honestly, the moves that Chicago made were good ones, but it showed major indecision by the front office.
