The Cubs weren’t finished after acquiring third baseman Jeimer Candelario earlier. Just before game time, it was announced that the Cubs traded outfielder Nelson Velázquez to the Royals in exchange for right-handed reliever José Cuas.
Cuas was an 11th-round draft pick by the Brewers in 2015 out of Maryland as an infielder. But he didn’t hit and Milwaukee tried moving him to the mound in 2018. He was released by Milwaukee and ended up in independent ball (and driving for FedEx) where he was signed by the Diamondbacks in 2019.