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Already one full week into the month of June, you can expect the rumor mill, including Chicago Cubs rumors, to start picking up steam. There are already teams out there clearly poised to sell and a whole lot more whose direction will be decided by how they play over the next month-plus.
Early in the year when the team was struggling, we looked pretty extensively at the Cubs and potential trade avenues for their free agents-to-be, including Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez. Those three will undoubtedly get plenty of attention before the July 30 deadline, but the likeliest trade candidate on this team is actually veteran closer Craig Kimbrel.