I don’t think it’s as much a matter of being a half full or half empty sort of a guy when discussing which side of a trade you fall on.

No matter how well a player is performing immediately before getting traded, what happens next is always a crap shoot. However, everyone looks at the back of the baseball card to vet the individual being acquired.

In moments of desperation, we overlook slight flaws, but since there are three full days left before the Tuesday deadline, I wouldn’t call any of the recent moves desperate.

In two recent trades, the Orioles added Zach Eflin and Seranthony Dominguez to their pitching staff. To dehumanize them, they are both proven commodities and were positive impact guys before the trade. Time will tell if they push Baltimore over the top.

Likewise, Seattle took chances on Yumi Garcia and Randy Arozarena in separate deals. Both players have had success and appear to be trending upward. Yet, they both could poop out.

The Cubs finally made a move today acquiring Nate Pearson from the Jays for two mid-level prospects, one of whom I’ve seen a lot of, the other I haven’t. The Cubs traded from a strength and likely won’t miss them too much (because the Cubs are always on the right side, right?).

In other words, it’s a low-risk, medium reward sort of deal for the Cubs. They’re getting a big strong, right-handed reliever who hasn’t lived up to his potential, but can transform into something special-because they believe they can. He’s got a live arm, and they need arms right now. Unfortunately, he’s not trending positively since the ASG. He might be the right-handed version of Luke Little and regain what he had when the Jays drafted him.

At least now I can shut up, the Cubs have done something,