We are in the doldrums of a slow baseball offseason, though it got a bit busier Sunday evening when the Rays reportedly traded Blake Snell to the Padres for four prospects.
The Cubs have made only small moves, and it doesn’t seem likely any big trades or signings are going to happen for the North Siders before the 2021 season begins — whenever that happens.
That’s why this Yu Darvish trade rumor, noted by Kevin Acee in the San Diego Union-Tribune, needs at least a bit of an eyebrow raise.
It’s not even the main focus of Acee’s article, which is headlined “Padres reportedly lose out on Japanese starter Kohei Arihara.