Sure. But what if the Cubs hired someone like Cherington or Hahn instead, but still made a major investment in the draft and IFAs like this year. How many marginal McNutts is Epstein worth over the next, freely available option? Apparently 1 McNutt? 30/30 GM/Owners trade Trey McNutt for Theo Epstein. Ricketts is trying to change the future of the franchise for 30+ years, not get 10-12 wins out of a potential #2 starter who has yet to do anything at the AA level. Edit: I'll give McNutt a tad more credit