Random Fun(?): Cubs May Have Had a Preferred Prospect Snaked by the Rays During the Snell-Darvish Talks
We move ourselves so quickly into new realities that it’s easy to forget just how jarring a sports moment was as it happened. Back when the Cubs-Padres trade rumors were reaching a fever pitch on Yu Darvish, the Blake Snell trade happened so suddenly out of nowhere that, for about 12 hours, it felt like (1) the Darvish stuff was over, and (2) the Padres had simply been gaming their way into a better deal with the Rays for the pitcher they preferred. It was a seriously