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5 reasons the Cubs shouldn’t trade for Manny Machado

By Baasil Ebrahim

BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 15: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles forces out Kris Bryant #17 of the Chicago Cubs to start a double play in the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 15, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 15: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles forces out Kris Bryant #17 of the Chicago Cubs to start a double play in the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 15, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 12: Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein stands on the field during batting practice ahead of the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, April, 12 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos)
CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 12: Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein stands on the field during batting practice ahead of the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, April, 12 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos) /

3. Cubs don’t have many elite prospects

The way that trades work is that it is either quality or quantity. Unfortunately for the Cubs, they don’t have too much quality in terms of prospects. This means they would have to fork over a large quantity of prospects. With no prospects in the MLB Top 100, and one in Baseball Prospectus, they aren’t exactly equipped with big names prospects like Gleyber Torres who they used to get Chapman.

So, they would likely have to give up a lot of their top prospects. Probably three of their top six prospects would have to go in addition to Addison Russell. It doesn’t help that the Cubs top prospects are exactly what the Orioles want.

While Russell will be a momentary plug at shortstop, 19-year-old Aramis Ademan would be the perfect long term solution. Then, the Orioles want pitching so they don’t suffer from the awful pitching they’ve been getting any longer. That’ll probably take Adbert Alzolay, and one of the other top Cubs prospects, perhaps Brendon Little.

If the Cubs want to completely mortgage their entire future for this season, as we talked about their ability to resign him, that is what this trade would require.

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