Let’s say the Cubs could get the following players for their second-half push:
- A rotation starter who’s been one of the better pitchers in baseball over the last five seasons, with significant postseason experience.
- A lefthanded power hitter who’s been consistently in the 30-homer, 100-RBI club for the last four years
- A former MVP who’s got righthanded power and has consistently improved over the course of his career
Those would be pretty good acquisitions, right?
The Cubs already have all three of those players: Yu Darvish, Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant.