Someone who was seen as an ideal fit for the Chicago Cubs is now off the market after he was shipped out to the Boston Red Sox.
are going to do is largely a mystery despite them being out of the division race and trailing the final Wild Card spot by multiple games.It's something Jed Hoyer and his front office have done whenever they don't expect to make the playoffs, so with a few attractive assets on this roster who teams around the league might be interested in landing, the thought was the Cubs would start selling.
With him being a rental, Chicago wouldn't have had to give up many of their best assets to bring in the veteran who had produced three straight seasons with an OPS+ above the league average of 100 in a backup role.that three players are heading to the Blue Jays in return, headlined by infielder Eddinson Paulino who is ranked as the Red Sox's No. 22 prospect. The other two are infielder Cutter Coffey and right-handed pitcher Gilberto Batista.
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