The teams who have the most leverage tend to do the best each year at the trade deadline. The Yankees have pieces, like Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman, that could dictate the market and fetch system-altering returns.
General manager Brian Cashman has been drooling over Kyle Schwarber in trade talks, but the Cubs remain steadfast in retaining him. The high-impact slugger is under team control through the 2021 season, while Miller — even though he would make the Cubs a World Series favorite — is signed through ’18 at $9M per year.
Schwarber had a solid .