Cubs trade target: Reid Detmers

Let’s switch gears for a moment from the series I’ve been writing about potential free agent signings for the Cubs to a potential trade target, Angels left-hander Reid Detmers.

The Cubs came close enough to dealing for Detmers at the deadline last summer:

Well, you all know that didn’t happen. Instead, the Cubs sent Moisés Ballesteros and minor leaguer Mason McGwire to the Angels for Ryan Zeferjahn. This could eventually turn out to be a useful deal; Zeferjahn clearly has talent, is not arb-eligible until 2028, and is under team control for four more seasons.

Here, per one report, is what the Cubs would have given up for Detmers (with Zeferjahn also included):

As you know, Jefferson Rojas wound…