According to Cubs Insider, KB had never hit an oppo HR on a knee-high fastball in MLB before yesterday. If he has found his oppo stroke again he could be in line for a 2nd MVP.
Feels like a pretty shitty trade. Isn't it likely that a comp pick would have been significantly better? I don't see us having much cap room next FA so I imagine we would actually be in line to receive one.
It literally happens every year in some capacity that a 28 year old journeyman breaks out. Hell Kirby Yates used his elite slider to do just that at the ripe age of 31 last year.