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The guy the Angels got for Soriano was a top 50 prospect too right? Is that just what it costs to get a pitcher like Soriano/Detmers?

So we're (again, hypothetically) passing on controlled starters, knowing we need a bunch of starting next year, now, three months ago, etc, because we prefer a guy who maybe has a path to 80 starts behind the plate for the next few years. That no one knew existed 4 months ago.

Basing it mostly on the blurb from Trueblood's Garrett article: EDITOR'S NOTE: The original version of this piece indicated that the Cubs were acquiring Angels left-hander Reid Detmers, based on my own reporting and that of Bleacher Nation Cubs reporter Michael Cerami. I won't speak for Cerami, but my own understanding is that both pitchers were in play for the team, but that the Cubs backed away from the Angels' demands on Detmers at the last moment and pivoted to Garrett, in whom they've been interested for some time, as we reported last week.

Miguel Amaya has three years left of team control and has been an above average hitter since the beginning of last year. Ayers is already 25 years old.

Jumping to conclusions, but the Cubs pulling out of a Detmers trade because of Owen Ayers would be absolutely infuriating. Again, hypothetically.

I doubt there's anything worthwhile to get back in return, but was thinking in the last couple days that he'd be a good fit for the Rockies with their giant outfield. And then they went and traded Brenton Doyle, so they could use an outfielder. Senzatela maybe?

We've cleared out basically none of the logjam of the blocked position players, unless for some reason the Angels reliever that wasn't in the top 80 guys listed costs way more than I thought.

Which pale in comparison to the question marks surrounding Garrett.

Zeferjahn is fine, certainly better than some/most of our relievers. But that's a spot that is now not going to be taken by a higher end guy. Can we do something, anything cool, please

A. That was 3 years ago B. That's more an indictment on the current rotation than a compliment to Garrett.

That was either 'this trade might not happen' or 'there's another one coming'. It's looking like the former, unfortunately

Yes?

Taylor Ward to the Mariners

There's a ton of money coming off the books next year. $37m for DeGrom is essentially Taillon+Happ (or Suzuki). Said another way, swapping Taillon and Happ for DeGrom and Matt Shaw is basically net neutral.

Rojas is the easy equivalent to Nimmala, the other two don't even show up on the FG board (24 YO OF in AA with slightly above average numbers, 19 YO complex league pitcher) so pick your random names from the 25-40 part of the Cubs list.