Chicago Cubs: Craig Kimbrel trade looking better and better

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In a July 30 trade deadline move that only poured salt in the wound as the core was diminishing before everybody’s eyes, Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel was sent to the Chicago White Sox in return for Codi Heuer and Nick Madrigal.

When Kimbrel was on the North Side this season, he was having an absolutely lights-out season, posting a ridiculous 0.49 ERA in 36 2/3 innings of work. During that span, he allowed only two earned runs all year. Fast forward to his time with the White Sox, Kimbrel has already allowed four earned runs in only 6 2/3 frames, raising his overall ERA to 1.25 on the season. Though still elite, that is quite the spike in such a short…