Question of the week: Grade the trade deadline

[Rcal10]

On 8/7/2026 at 4:32 PM, BKHoo said:

You can definitely give it lower than a B if you think Mo Baller and Rojas are future all stars.  

Hypothetical if both become all stars but the Cubs win the WS what grade does he get? I know some people still suggest the Cubs gave up too much for Chapman. And I just don’t understand that. 
For the record I think the Cubs have a better chance of winning a WS then both Mo and Rojas being future stars. 

Edited Monday at 08:13 PM by Rcal10

[imb]

if they both hit their 5th percentile outcome i think we can tip our caps and move on

[Geographyhater8888]

13 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

Hypothetical if both become all stars but the Cubs win the WS what grease does he get? I know some people still suggest the Cubs gave up too much for Chapman. And I just don’t understand that. 
For the record I think the Cubs have a better chance of winning a WS then both Mo and Rojas being future stars. 

Jed is a coward who’s afraid to take risks. He takes a calculated risk and it’s an overpay. That’s how risks work, and the  Cubs are better positioned to make a deep run in October by a country mile compared to a week ago. I don’t understand how anyone can criticize Jed for how he handled the deadline. 
 

I would’ve liked to trade Jonathon Long and Kevin Alcantara for Clay Holmes instead of Rojas myself, but unfortunately someone would’ve beaten that offer.

Edited Saturday at 01:15 PM by Geographyhater8888

[BigbadB]

It’s an A from me. They needed pitching and they got guys who can impact this roster in a very positive way. 

[The_Achiever]

On 8/8/2026 at 8:32 AM, BigbadB said:

It’s an A from me. They needed pitching and they got guys who can impact this roster in a very positive way. 

Same, pitching has been fortified very well, and they even got a guy they can finally platoon Happ with.  Even give PCA the day off. 

I feel great about this team down the stretch.