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Forgive me for going back to the well with the Royals for another deal, but it seems as though Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have a pretty good working relationship with the Royals Dayton Moore. Why not try and wheel and deal with someone the Cubs might be able to use and someone who’s just a tad bit familiar at the moment.

Enter Josh Staumont, the 26-year-old Royals version of the Cubs Dillon Maples- who, last week, just so happened to throw one of the most impressive innings against the Cubs that fans have seen in a long time. If you don’t recall the inning, Staumont retired the heart of the Cubs lineup in order in the eighth inning of the 2-0 Cubs win.

And, while that may not be impressive in and of itself, consider how he did it. Facing Javier Baez, Willson Contreras, and Kyle Schwarber, Staumont uses his 97-99 mph heater and 82-84 mph devastating curveball to eviscerate all three of the Cubs sluggers completely.

Sure, you might say that those three guys are no strangers to strikeouts, but how Staumont got them and how they looked speaks volumes for his ability and raw stuff. They looked like Little Leaguers.