Some people grow frustrated over the trade periods of July and August. With so many rumors, which ones should you chase? How much energy should be expelled on each one? How can you realistically know what sorts of returns might be being obtained? The prospects are so many unfamiliar names. Theo Epstein has a formula. To be honest, it’s rather the same as the formula he used building his pitching staffs in his own pipelines. This is a look at the simplicity of the Cole Hamels trade.
Do you remember back when the Cubs were terrible?