The Cubs have already added lefties Mike Montgomery and Aroldis Chapman to their bullpen this trading season, and now they've made it a third. It's now Joe Smith, with the Angels getting a minor-league pitcher in return, reports Joel Sherman.
Smith is a low-velocity sidewinder, so he'll make for an interesting change of pace and style from the Cubs' arsenal of flame-throwers at the back-end like Chapman, Hector Rondon and Pedro Strop. Smith so far this season has a 3.82 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 25 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings. From 2011-14, he had a 2.