July 31st was supposed to be a day the Chicago Cubs upgrade their roster to put together a World Series run. Sadly, the Cubs hardly made any trade moves to improve the roster.
The Cubs traded for utility player Willi Castro and two mediocre pitchers in Michael Soroko and Andrew Kittredge. It was surprising the Cubs didn’t try to go all-in and add a significant upgrade to the roster.
Chicago needed to add a high-quality starting pitcher that could start one of the first three games of a playoff series.
The Cubs’ moves were head-scratching, and the lack of big-time deals could cause Chicago to miss reaching the World Series.
Bailey Bassett from ClutchPoints was not high on the Cubs’ trade deadline and gave them a D+.
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“The Chicago Cubs added pitchers Michael Soroko and Andrew Kittredge at the trade deadline,” Bassett wrote. Soroko hasn’t been the same player since missing back-to-back seasons because of an achilles injury, and the Cubs probably gave up too much to acquire him. The Cubs also traded for Willi Castro.”
The Cubs better hope they run into some postseason luck because almost every team they will have to face in the playoffs upgraded this week.
Chicago, once the team to beat in the National League, is no longer even the team to watch out for in its division.
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