The trade deadline is just around the corner, and while Dayton Moore has indicated it would take a “crazy ask” to get them to trade Whit Merrifield away, that hasn’t stopped fans of other teams to dream of scenarios where they could pry the All-Star from Kansas City. The fans that seem to imagine Whit in another uniform the most are Cubs fans.
The two teams have already come together to pull off one trade this summer, with the Royals getting left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery in exchange for catcher Martín Maldonado. The Cubs could use a leadoff hitter, as their production from that spot is eighth-worst in baseball, by OPS, with the sixth-worst on-base percentage.