"The Chicago Cubs added pitchers Michael Soroko and Andrew Kittredge at the trade deadline," Bassett wrote. Soroko hasn't been the same player since missing back-to-back seasons because of an achilles injury, and the Cubs probably gave up too much to acquire him. The Cubs also traded for Willi Castro."

The Tigers acquired Castro from Cleveland at the 2018 trade deadline in exchange for Leonys Martín and Kyle Dowdy. Castro was Cleveland’s No. 9 prospect at the time, per Baseball America, after signing with the club as an international free agent in 2013.