News has hit the wires that Ryan Dempster has been traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for the young Braves pitcher Randall Delgado and possibly other prospects. If this is so, it rather confirms the thesis propounded on this blog, that Epstein and co. are looking for players with potential who are at or near major league level of play and that he is not engaged in a total rebuild from the ground up, as some have contended.
Delgado is a legitimate major league ready prospect who has pitched reasonably well in his brief trials with the Braves this season. He is 22 years old, which is a big plus for the Cubs in terms of his potential development. He was considered the #3 prospect in the the highly regarded Braves organization. All in all a pretty good deal for the Cubs. More analysis later when the terms of the deal are confirmed.
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