Since the Theo Epstein Era began, the Cubs have made a lot of trades involving names like Tyler Colvin, Alfonso Soriano, Ryan Dempster, Matt Garza, Jeff Samardzija, Scott Feldman, and Jason Hammel, to name a few. Most of those trades seem like they took place long ago. Well, I guess they actually did. Most of the players the Cubs got back have already reached the majors, though there are a few exceptions. Take Corey Black, who is now at AAA Iowa.
However, there is one trade the Cubs made in 2013 that still could begin paying dividends in the next 2-4 more years.