The Chicago Cubs have landed a desperately needed starting pitcher. The Cubs are set to acquire veteran righty Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays for minor-league outfielder Brett Bateman and minor-league infielder Ty Southisene, according to The Athletic. Neither team has announced the trade.
Gausman, 38, is a rental in the final season of a wildly successful five-year, $110 million contact. He was the ace of Toronto's pennant-winning team a year ago, and he finished third in the AL Cy Young voting in 2023. This season, Gausman has a 4.38 ERA with 127 strikeouts in 127 ⅓ innings spanning 23 starts.
MLB Pipeline ranked Southinsene and Bateman as the No. 13 and No. 21 prospects in the Blue Jays system prior to the trade, respectively.
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