Fansided · Jul 28, 2025
Rumored Cubs trade deadline target hits the IL with a shoulder issue
Ed Zurga/GettyImagesIt was an eventful weekend for the Kansas City Royals - to put it mildly. In a span of 24 hours, the team acquired Randal Grichuk from the Arizona Diamondbacks, placed rookie Jac Caglione on the IL, signed reigning AL Cy Young Award runner-up Seth Lugo to a contract extension and lost left-hander Kris Bubic to a rotator cuff injury that led to him hitting the 15-day IL.
The Lugo extension (two years, $46 million and a vesting option) certainly stole the show, kicking off trade deadline week in dramatic fashion, but that wasn't the only of those events that had an impact on Jed Hoyer and the Chicago Cubs.
Cubs dodge a bullet with Royals' Kris Bubic hitting the 15-day IL