Al noted on Thursday that the Cubs received Conor Lillis-White in exchange from the Angels as the player-to-be-named for Tommy La Stella. As the comments rolled in, I saw a bit of an addition to the article that might help explain the return.
Lillis-White sounds to be the type of lefty who tops out in the very low 90’s, and relies on breaking stuff. Which might not sit well with some of you who’d want “something more exciting.” The starting point on the entire trade is that La Stella, regardless your opinions of him, was likely past-tense, anyway.