Chicago Cubs News: Who gets traded, Cubs shutout at Silver Sluggers

 The Hot Stove is full of speculation and rumors that about 10 percent happen. The Chicago Cubs are supposedly going to need to deal from their young MLB roster. So who might go?

It seems at this point that if the Chicago Cubs can keep the entirety of their young core together, it would be a miracle. Whether that is true or not is yet to be seen. But with the Cubs needing pitching and very little left in the cupboard in the minors, they may need to deal someone from the roster. So who would go? We make a case why several of the young stars should get traded, and also why they need to stay put.

Over the past two seasons, the Cubs have cleaned up during the post-season awards. For a team that went to the NLCS for a third consecutive time, they aren’t getting much respect this year. The Cubs didn’t have a single winner for the Silver Slugger Awards, given to the best offensive player at each position. It shows two things: When you win, you’re the talk of the town, and everyone loves you. When you don’t? Eh, we’ll give it to somebody else.

Tim Kurkjian of ESPN takes a look at 10 of the biggest questions of the Hot Stove, with the Cubs roster being one of them. He also takes a look at Giancarlo Stanton, the potential of Shohei Otani coming to the MLB and what he could mean, and how the other playoff teams might address their needs as they look to 2018.

These and other stories you might have missed:

‘Which Cubs are likely to be traded?’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Cubs shutout at Silver Slugger Awards’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Biggest offseason headlines of the Hot Stove’ – ESPN

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