Cubs history: The time they almost traded for Derek Jeter

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Imagine this guy in blue pinstripes instead of navy... it almost happenedMax Rieper runs our SB Nation Royals site Royals Review, but that site and the Kansas City Royals have nothing to do with this article.

But I owe Max a debt of gratitude for finding this gem, a clip from a Sporting News article from 1994:

With an impending work stoppage in 1994, teams weren't willing to pull the trigger on many July trades, which potentially cost us some franchise-changing deals. pic.twitter.com/JkZXBXuZmd

— Max Rieper (@maxrieper) May 20, 2019 Well now. That would have changed up Cubs history just a bit, no?

Derek Jeter was the Yankees’ first-round pick in the 1992 draft…