Cubs gave Michael Soroka the green light despite obvious concern

Washington Nationals v Los Angeles Dodgers | Jayne Kamin-Oncea/GettyImagesIf you went to bed early on Wednesday night, hoping to wake up to Eugenio Suárez under the MLB trade deadline tree for the Chicago Cubs, you likely did a double-take when you saw that Washington Nationals' starting pitcher Michael Soroka was the first move the Cubs made ahead of the deadline.

Let's state the obvious one more time for Cubs fans who prove they lack media literacy this time of year: the Cubs were entering the deadline season with the idea of adding two starting pitchers. One starting pitcher was going to be a depth arm, where the Cubs are banking on their defense and pitching infrastructure; the other arm…