00:00The Cubs traded for Kevin Gossman, the Game 6 starter in the World Series last year,
00:06a guy they've wanted for more than a decade.
00:08The Cubs traded for Clay Holmes, starting pitcher from the Mets,
00:13who you may remember transformed the career of Ben Brown in this offseason.
00:17So they've got soft scouting on their side as well for that one.
00:21They traded for Ryan Zephyrjohn, a right-handed reliever with multiple years of control
00:26who throws 97 with nasty arm side run.
00:30From the Angels.
00:32And they got Tyrone Taylor, who is a very capable three-position defensive outfielder.
00:38Who doesn't look like you think he looks.
00:40And beats up on lefties.
00:43So he could...
00:45There are people already saying maybe he platoons with Ian Happ out there and left.
00:49Maybe he plays right field and let's say a B or DH.
00:53Tyrone Taylor will play.
00:54He will play against lefties on this team.
00:57And you no longer have to imagine Matt Shaw is not back or James Triantos or Kevin Alcantara
01:04getting some at-bats out there in the outfield against lefties.
01:06So that's four acquisitions today.
01:09Well, Gossman's yesterday.
01:11But so Gossman, Holmes, Taylor, and Zephyrjohn.
01:15Maybe Jed Hoyer's...
01:16I think not even maybe.
01:18I think it's Jed Hoyer's best trade deadline day ever.
01:21I think there's some truth to that.
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