Chicago Cubs Rumors: 3 risky trade deadline moves

Risky Move Number 1: Trade for Joey Gallo

As aforementioned, the Cubs and Rangers have already made a pair of trades in the last week.

However, in last place in the American League West, the Texas Rangers have nothing to play for, and still have assets that could entice the Cubs into a third deal.

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One of those assets is Joey Gallo.

The 24-year old slugger is one of the best pure power hitters in all of baseball.

However, Gallo struggles mightily everywhere else, hitting just .191 with 139 strikeouts in 340 at-bats.

A former first-round pick and top prospect, Gallo hasn’t quite lived up to his potential despite slugging 26 home runs in 2018, and 41 last season.

With Kris Bryant on the disabled list for an extended period of time, the Cubs could be interested in Gallo, who played third base in the minors.

Gallo is under team control until 2023, and despite his struggles at the plate, his pure power certainly makes him somewhat valuable.

A trade package centered around Jose Albertos, the Cubs preseason fourth-ranked prospect who’s fallen all the way to 22 due to struggles, could get the job done. A high-upside, high-risk 19-year old for an established-yet-predictable hitter is very much a reasonable deal.

The Cubs and Rangers have done it twice before, so theres no reason why they shouldn’t make it three with a trade that fills a Cubs temporary need, while getting the last-place Rangers a young player or two in return.