Kiley ranked the 97 prospects that were dealt at the tradeline. The Cubs had the following
#23- Christian Franklin (40FV)
#52- Ronny Cruz(35+FV)
#59- Wilfri De La Cruz(35+FV)
#60- Ryan Gallagher(35+FV)
#80- Ivan Brethowr(35+FV)
#94- Sam Armstrong(35FV)
The prospects traded for Kelly ranked
#9- Kohl Drake
#29- Michael Bratt
#34- David Hagaman
The prospects traded for Suarez ranked
#8- Tyler Locklear
#28- Juan Borgos
#55- Hunter Cranton
I've just never seen anything like what Dansby is doing this year. He's a actually a really good hitter with no one on, 122 wRC+ then becomes the worst hitter in the league with RISP 35 wRC+. It's completely baffling.
I'd agree that the Rangers gave up a good package, but if Jed more or less knows it's Kelly or I'm going to end up marching Taillon out there in game 3 then he should have been prepared to throw something like Alcantara+Birdsell and a 3rd lower down in the ranks.
With Jed clutching his prospects this tightly, there's no way in hell Tucker is a Cub next year and none of the other guys who are FAs after 2026 are getting extensions either.