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5 absolutely wild Chicago Cubs trade possibilities from Jim Bowden

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Man, Jim Bowden ponders trade deadline possibilities and hot stove wheeling and dealing the same way I run a franchise on MLB The Show. No holds barred, anything goes. To say he didn’t disappoint in his latest piece is putting it mildly because there are some possibilities here that will undoubtedly make Chicago Cubs fans pull out their hair.

That’s not to say they’re all far-fetched, because there’s not. Some actually just reiterate reports we’ve heard for weeks on-end now. But without further ado, let’s just dive right in and talk through some of these scenarios Bowden speculated on in The Athletic (subscription required):

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