It was mid-July and the Cubs were in the midst of what would eventually become a 96-loss season.
The 2013 season was about as disappointing as the season before when the Cubs lost 101 games. But Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer made two moves that summer that eventually changed the organization and created history.
First, the Cubs traded Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop on July 2.
Next, the Cubs traded Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers for prospects Mike Olt, Carl Edwards Jr.