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The Chicago Cubs have been involved in conversations with a handful pitchers this offseason and with teams about acquiring pitchers, but haven’t made a move in a while.<\/p>\n

They brought in veteran southpaw Matthew Boyd, but have been involved with more conversations since then as they are not yet happy with their rotation.<\/p>\n

The need was made even worse with Javier Assad starting the season on the injured list.<\/p>\n

One player that could end up in a Cubs uniform is Arizona Diamondbacks southpaw Jordan Montgomery.<\/p>\n

Arizona Sports 98.7 Radio Host John Gambardo reported that the Diamondbacks have received interest on Montgomery, who was already predicted to be on the move.<\/p>\n

This could be a prime situation for Chicago to swoop in and take a chance on a pitcher that shouldn’t cost too much to bring in. He could also realistically provide a great presence in the rotation, if he can get back to how he looked before going to Arizona.<\/p>\n

A potential deal could see the Cubs sending over prospects Brandon Birdsell and Ben Cowles to the Diamondbacks in exchange for Montgomery.<\/p>\n

This allows Chicago to keep all of their top prospects while Arizona gets two players in exchange for a struggling pitcher that might not make the rotation.<\/p>\n

Montgomery was fantastic from 2021 to 2023. Over those three seasons he had a 3.48 ERA with a 120 ERA+ and 1.184 WHIP. He won a World Series with the Texas Rangers in 2023 and was on the way to establishing himself as a top pitcher.<\/p>\n

Then, like a handful of players, he waited until just before the 2024 season to begin to sign his contract and it backfired majorly.<\/p>\n

He missed out on spring training and ended up having a career worst season. His ERA was up to 6.23, ERA+ at just 67 and WHIP all the way up at 1.650.<\/p>\n

Now, the 32-year-old is on the outs of one of the deeper rotations in baseball. Perhaps a change of scenery could be what he needs to get back on track.<\/p>\n

Montgomery has had an uneven spring training, but is coming off of 2.2 innings of scoreless ball against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

In this proposed trade, Birdsell would be the top player given up. He was a fifth-round pick back in 2022 and would allow the Diamondbacks to sort of reset with a young pitcher.<\/p>\n

Cowles was acquired from the New York Yankees last season. His debut with the Cubs in the minors was lackluster, but he had a nice spring.<\/p>\n

This is another win-now move for Chicago, but it is a bit of a risk. An early trade makes sense, so it would allow them to have the option of Assad when he comes back as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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