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MLB trade deadline odds and ends

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The Chicago Cubs' need for a starter was primarily about depth for the fifth spot, both to add some quality and to try to preserve the bullpen when that spot came up, and Dan Haren succeeds with command and using his cutter and splitter to keep hitters off his mid-80s fastball.