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Originally Posted by rjolley
Yeah, unfortunate, but with that contract, they could hold out for a big haul. Surprised the Cubs gave up what they did, but Theo has done well so far with his deals...well, except Heyward at this point.
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I was a little surprised too. Torres is the top prospect in the organization (top 25 in all of baseball). McKinney has fallen a bit out of favor but he was a decent prospect coming into this season. And Warren is at least an ML arm you can use in relief or as a starter. That's typically what you give up for a top of the rotation starter at the deadline.
Then again I think bullpen arms are becoming more valuable with how talented they've become. It's also a huge advantage come playoff time because you can use the same guy in every single playoff game if you need to with the days off.