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The Cubs made some ‘lowest common denominator’ trades last month

I’m a language guy. Many writers are, I suppose. However, getting the nuance of language includes a bit of desire for some of me to “invent” terms, and have them take hold. After all, many situational circumstances don’t have an acceptable term. With that as a backdrop, today, I attempt to coin a term. Today’s topic is Lowest Common Denominator trades.

Baseball is a bit renowned for its trades. Most fans seem to have a “general manger’s hat.” They think they can out-think people paid to make decisions on a daily basis. As I’ve seen a few trades through the years that made very little sense, perhaps a few season-ticket holders are better at deal-making the executives.