General Manager John Mozeliak watches the action during spring training on February 20, 2013 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
The Chicago Cubs trading Yu Darvish didn’t just weaken a division rival. It made the NL Central easier for the St. Louis Cardinals to win.
The Chicago Cubs trading Yu Darvish not only weakened a division rival, but it made it easier for the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National League Central.
By trading Darvish, the Cubs began the rebuild that Theo Epstein hinted at when he left the organization this winter.