“Could the Cubs send Ryan Dempster 8.1 miles south to the White Sox?”
That was the question posed by WSCR’s David Schuster during the Sox pregame show today.
“Dempster has pitched well but has nothing to show for it,” Schuster further explained minutes before the White Sox took on the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field.
As he explained, Dempster should be another piece sold off soon by the Cubs, who will clearly be sellers (they currently are tied for the worst record in baseball with the Minnesota Twins at 15-30) this MLB trade deadline. Dempster is an attractive player to a contending and buying team such as the White Sox, as they would be only 1.5 games behind the first place Indians should they win today.
Dempster himself knows he’s trade bait, as this quote from a Chicago Sun-Times blog posted earlier today attests:
“I’m not an idiot. I know how things go,’’ said Dempster, a two-time All-Star and the Cubs’ Opening Day starter the last two seasons. “I know how it goes with
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May 25, 2012
