A large part of the discussion surrounding the Chicago Cubs at the MLB trade deadline was about the moves the team didn't make. The Cubs didn't make an aggressive pursuit of Eugenio Suarez and balked at the asking prices for a controllable starting pitcher. The Cubs came away from the deadline with a pair of new relievers, Michael Soroka and Willi Castro. Not exactly the "all-in" measures that Cubs fans were hoping for at the deadline, but were the moves the Cubs left on the table really ones that would have moved the needle?
Yes, there is some hindsight required for this discussion; however, it needs to be had.