Cubs Send Yu Darvish to Padres for Ace Pitcher Zach Davies [Video]

The Cubs sent Yu Darvish make-up to a Padres in sell for ace pitcher Zach Davies Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Padres also send 4 teenager joining players to a Cubs in this deal. Along with Darvish, a Padres get catcher Victor Caratini and 3 million dollars in a deal.

With a Cubs’ dual southpaw pitchers Jon Lester and Jose Quintana contrast giveaway agency, Davies should fit right into a tip partial of their pitching rotation. On their approach to Chicago, a new immature prospects are 17-year-old shortstop Reginald Preciado, 18-year-old outfielder Owen Caissie, 18-year-old outfielder Ismael Mena, and 20-year-old shortstop Yeison Santana.

The Cubs are not plainly observant they are in reconstruct mode, though looking during a moves made, it would be protected to contend so. A pitcher like Davies is usually what a Cubs indispensable in their revolution right now.

In promulgation Darvish to a Padres, they giveaway adult 23 million that Darvish was approaching to accept in 2021. Davies’ bottom income in 2020 was usually 5.25 million. The Cubs save themselves 17.75 million in this deal.

Last year Davies had a career-best 2.73 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings for a Padres. He will be authorised in a subsequent offseason for arbitration.

The Cubs are looking to put Davies in a series dual mark in a revolution behind right-hander Kyle Hendricks and right-hander Alec Mills. Minor joining pitcher Adbert Alzolay is being looked during for one of those revolution spots. They are anticipating to move behind into a overlay lefty Jon Lester.

Cub fans were anticipating to obstacle a few complicated hitters like Will Myers or Jake Croneworth. The moves that a Cubs are creation are again a transparent pointer that a group goal for a 2021 deteriorate is to save income and rebuild.

Written by Omari Jahi
Edited by Cathy Milne-Ware

Sources:

CBS Sports: Cubs’ Zach Davies: Shipped to Cubs; by RotoWire
Cubs: Cubs supplement Davies, 4 some-more in Darvish deal; by Jordan Bastian
Cubs Insider: Cubs Complete Big Salary-Dump Trade with Padres for Zack Davies, No Top 10 Prospects; by Evan Altman

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