CHC / CLE

[Chicago Cubs]

CLE receives;
Austin Barnes C/2B LAD - $1/TC3
Chavez Young CF TOR - $0.62 prospect
Brayan Bellow SP BOS - $0.2 prospect

CHC receives:
Kevin Smith SS TOR - $0.2 prospect
Antonio Flores SS BOS - $0.2 prospect
Mason Denaburg SP WAS - $0.3 prospect

I have a bunch of depth with MLB catchers and CLE had a gaping hole at the position after trading Hedges in a recent blockbuster with LAD, so we were ideal trade partners here. It made sense for me to flip Barnes for some solid prospects to add to my depth elsewhere. Thanks to Mark and the Indians for fairly quick negotiations here. Best of luck.

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Cleveland accepts the trade. We were looking at acquiring Barnes even before the blockbuster to gives the franchise some flexibility at the position. With Grandal no longer in LA we're hoping Barnes doesn't have too much competition from Russell and establishes himself as the no.1 guy there. Smith is probably the better of the three prospects here as he's pushing the top 100 but to acquire on a good deal with solid upside was too much to pass up. Thanks to the Cubs for the deal

[Milwaukee Brewers]

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