In recent days, the Chicago Cubs traded Eddie Butler and minor league pitcher Rollie Lacy to the Texas Rangers for Cole Hamels. Whether this trade takes the Cubs to the World Series remains to be seen. There is quite a history of Cubs trades for pitching that impacted one or more seasons. So let’s look back at three trades for pitching that made a difference.
We’re going back to the very early days on these first two. In August of 1913, the Cubs traded Lew Richie to Kansas City (American Association) for Hippo Vaughn.