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- Updated: July 26, 2016
CHICAGO — David Ross knew something was in the air. His Spidey senses told him Theo Epstein was up to something.
“If you know Theo and have been around him, when he feels like he has a chance to win, he’s going to go for it,” said Ross, the Cubs’ 39-year-old catcher. “You knew in this city, this team, the product he’s built around here, he was going to do something big. I felt it. I was just waiting to see what it was. It’s a guy who throws 105 miles per hour, which has never been done before. That’s pretty cool.”
Epstein’s acquisition of Aroldis Chapman, completed in a four-for-one transaction with the Yankees on Monday, comes two days after the Cubs added longtime Twins closer Joe Nathan to the roster and five days since they traded for Mike Montgomery, another hard-throwing lefty.
And guess what? The deadline for trades not requiring waivers isn’t until next Monday.
The Cubs probably aren’t done shopping as they continue the quest for their Holy Grail.
“We’re going to take a step back tonight,” Epstein said at U.S. Cellular Field, before the first game of the Crosstown Cup series with the White Sox. “We’ve been wrapped up in this for several days. There’s still a good amount of time before the Trade Deadline. We’re going to engage with every other team and see if there’s an opportunity to get better.”
There always is, isn’t there?
The most apparent way they could improve is by adding a left-handed hitter such as Josh Reddick to play left field.
While the Cubs have the best record in the Major Leagues, in some ways, they haven’t recovered from the loss of Kyle Schwarber to a season-ending knee injury on April 7. He and Anthony Rizzo were expected to hit on either side of Kris Bryant, giving Joe Maddon a left-right-left mix in the middle of the batting order.
Instead, the Cubs have given nine players …
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