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Among a plethora of moves made at last Friday’s trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs are left without almost any integral parts from their 2016 core. Not only that, they are left with a lack of veterans, all in the name of a rebuild (and looking toward a brighter future). One of the moves that the Cubs made sent All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel to the South Side. In return, they received infielder Nick Madrigal and right-hander Codi Heuer.
Madrigal, 24, was a big-name prospect for the past several years and began to show what he is made of in 2021.