Long-Time Cubs Trade Target Not Expected to Be Dealt at MLB Trade Deadline originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been an ugly year for some of the top players in Major League Baseball, including right-hander Sandy Alcantara. It was all but guaranteed entering the year that the Miami Marlins were expected to move on from the right-hander.

Kansas City's Rich Hill seemed a bit rusty in his return to the majors as baseball's oldest active player on Tuesday night.

Cheerful and carefree is simply not how Counsell rolls. That focused attitude will influence how the Cubs approach the July 31 trade deadline. The contrarian manager is an extension of Jed Hoyer’s front office, which obsesses over depth and knows from experience that things can quickly go sideways.