With Craig Kimbrel, the most highly-coveted reliever on the market, already locked up for the next three years, one of the longest-running Cubs rumors can, finally, be put to bed. But that doesn’t mean Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have finished their shopping ahead of next month’s trade deadline.
According to Bruce Levine of 670 WSCR, Chicago is focused on adding a ‘high-leverage lefty reliever’ ahead of the July 31 deadline. This arm would compliment Mike Montgomery and Kyle Ryan, both of whom have struggled at times during the 2019 season.