How the Cubs’ James Triantos Is Blocking Out the Impending Trade Deadline

How the Cubs' James Triantos is blocking out the impending trade deadline

<p>The Aug. 3 trade deadline is hours away. The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" target="_blank" >Cubs</a> badly need <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/30/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-pitching-starting-rotation-matthew-boyd-shota-imanaga-colin-rea-david-peterson-javier-assad-tarik-skubal" >starting pitchers and could use help in the bullpen</a>. Whenever a potential trade candidate is scratched fr…

How the Cubs’ James Triantos is blocking out the impending trade deadline

The trade deadline Monday is hours away. The Cubs badly need starting pitchers and could use help in the bullpen. Whenever a potential trade candidate is scratched from a start, the news spreads on social media and ignites speculation about impending moves. It’s hard for anybody who’s invested in baseball not to pay attention and think about which big names will be in new places by Monday night. But rookie infielder James Triantos, a potential t…