In most trade scenarios involving the dreaded ‘player to be named later,’ it rarely turns out in any way significant — unfortunately, most of the time that player ends up being a lower-tiered minor leaguer, with little to no shot of reaching considerable stature on the Chicago Cubs roster.
This time around, however, things could be different. The Cubs may have found an under-the-radar name in the La Stella swap. Conor Lillis-White is a big left-handed relief pitcher who is 26 years old. He is a former 32nd-round selection by the Angels, taken back in the 2015 MLB Amateur Player Draft.