The big story here is already old news, but I’m getting to it now because I wasn’t able to do much over the weekend. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Cubs have “privately discussed the possibility of trying to acquire” slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ahead of the trade deadline if the Blue Jays opt to sell. Bo Bichette, another of Toronto’s multitude of nepo babies — yes, I know that’s not really what they are — could also be on the block, though the Cubs haven’t been connected to him.
There are, however, quite a few caveats to this situation, the biggest of which is that the Jays would have to be willing to move Guerrero.