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So let’s talk about a hypothetical Cubs-Padres trade involving Yu Darvish.
Let’s just call it like it is. Chicago Cubs ace Yu Darvish is heading into his age-35 season, has three cost-controlled years left on his deal and is coming off a runner-up finish in the NL Cy Young race. His value will never come close to being as high as it is right this minute. Period.
Now, in a normal world where the Cubs are spending like the big market team they are and not focused on shedding contracts, we’d be very much looking forward to seeing what Darvish does for an encore in 2021.