It’s that time of year, baseball fans: rumor season. In recent years, this brought big-time deals for the Chicago Cubs. First, the acquisition of Aroldis Chapman that culminated in a World Series title. Last year, Jose Quintana and Justin Wilson joined the club as the Cubs sought another title.
This month, teams have one last chance to improve their roster via trade before the stretch run (and the August 31 waiver trade deadline).
Of course, rumors of potential Cubs’ trade targets started early this season with Baltimore Orioles superstar Manny Machado. Things will ramp up the closer we get to July 31; MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman had news Tuesday, though.