After years of instability, the Cubs’ core finally melted down and spewed molten hot takes across social media as star players were traded away. The roster of my son’s fall ball team is almost as recognizable as David Ross‘s lineup cards, which has names seemingly drawn from a hat to fuel a run at a single-digit draft pick. There are, however, roots of hope still running through ground that may not have been completely salted.
One of those is outfielder Greg Deichmann, who came over from Oakland in the Andrew Chafin deal.