In a move no one saw coming, the Chicago Cubs trade P Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics for SS Addison Russell, OF Billy McKinney, and P Dan Straily. Overall, this is a good trade for both sides. The Cubs just enhanced their farm system, while the A's just stacked their rotation. This is a move that signifies Oakland is in win now mode. I am most surprised that Chicago traded both of these pitchers in the same deal. But at the end of the day, both teams have just improved themselves in some way.
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