2024 Cubs

[Butcher]

So who won the Kimbrel trade?

Kimbrel performed terribly for the White Sox, but at the time of the trade, he had an 0.49 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 23 innings. He was our biggest trade chip and we got jack shit in return. Madrigal And Heuer. Neither of them were ever going to amount to anything. Based just on performances, post-trade, both teams lost. But...Kimbrel had a ton of value at the time of the trade and I feel like Hoyer could've done much better.