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Wow. That’s all most of us can say at this point. We knew the Boston Red Sox were looking heavily at Anthony Rizzo, so for the New York Yankees to swoop in and scoop him up was somewhat of a shock. We knew this trade deadline was figuring to be a wild one but now the reality has set in. Chicago Cubs fans now know it is inevitable, the 2016 team is being scrapped.
Before we look at the return for Rizzo, it has to be said that Jed Hoyer so far has done a fantastic job.