According to multiple sources, the Chicago Cubs might have a fit for SP Ryan Dempster with the New York Yankees:
source says dempster told the
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 31, 2012#cubs he will agree to a#yankees trade
Ryan Dempster's ties to Jim Hendry and Larry Rothschild could give the
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 31, 2012#Yankees a chance at convincing him to waive the no-trade.#Cubs
But, as Joel Sherman of the NY Post indicates, the trade would require a lot of quick work -- and it might be just smoke and mirrors:
$$ would have to be involved in Dempster deal to
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2012#Yankees and with 90 mins to deadline no $$ talk yet. So logistics working against it#Cubs
Most obvious Demspter scenario is
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2012#Cubs trying to leverage#Dodgers to give up better prospects by making think#Yankees involved heavily
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