Today, I move my retro trades look closer to the present day. The Cubs were not considered a good team heading into spring training of 1984. Then, a string of trades changed that. This article looks at one of them.
April Fools Day isn't today, yet? Is it?
My headline buries the lede, and runs on the name of new Cubs reliever Porfirio Altimirano. He's the guy you get in a waiver claim. Maybe he will have some value. Probably not, though. It was a bit important the Cubs added a reliever to the bullpen as Bill Campbell has been sent to Philadelphia.