Before August, the Chicago Cubs went out and made several trades that reeled in veteran Dan Haren and Tommy Hunter during the non-waiver trade period.
Shortly after, Theo Epstein made a few more trades with the Seattle Mariners to acquire both former closer Fernando Rodney and speedy outfielder, Austin Jackson. The decision to find themselves another outfield came when Jorge Soler found himself on the disabled list for the second time.
Prior to his second stint on the DL, Soler missed a month of action after injuring his ankle during a road trip against Haren’s former team, the Miami Marlins in early June and didn’t return until early July.