As the one and only trade deadline nears, talk of the Cubs adding a lefty reliever to the bullpen has intensified. With Mike Montgomery traded away and Randy Rosario optioned to make room for a healthy Carl Edwards Jr., Kyle Ryan is left as the lone remaining southpaw in that relief corps.
With the Cubs facing a gantlet down the stretch that includes Christian Yelich, Joey Votto, Cody Bellinger and Bryce Harper, a lock-down lefty seems an obvious wish-list item. That is why Will Smith and others have been floated as possible trade targets for the North Siders.