Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jan 12, 2024
Cubs swing for the fences with Michael Busch
NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORKThe Cubs made a bold move yesterday, dealing two promising, but very young, prospects for a major-league ready slugger. Yes, the Cubs also picked a right-handed reliever in Yency Almonte, but make no mistake, this deal was about getting the Dodgers’ No. 1 prospect (according to Baseball America), infielder Michael Busch. In many ways, yesterday’s trade reminds me of the Anthony Rizzo trade of over a decade earlier. There’s no guarantee that it will, but there is a solid chance this trade works out as well as that one did.