After acquiring Cody Bellinger earlier in the offseason, the New York Yankees have made another trade with the Chicago Cubs. On Wednesday, the Bronx Bombers ann

Arias signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs in January 2021 and immediately switched to pitching. He had his best season in ‘21 with a 3.09 ERA, 22 strikeouts and 14 walks in 23.1 innings for the Dominican Summer League Cubs. For his career, Arias has pitched to a 4.25 ERA with 227 strikeouts and 135 walks in 182 innings.

The Cubs won the NL pennant in 1918. It would be their last for 11 years. They had a winning record in 1919, but finished far out of first place — 21 games behind the pennant-winning Reds. Thus it was a fairly quiet year for transactions.

The Chicago Cubs still need a closer - the Houston Astros have two on their roster. Might the two teams match up for their second swap of the winter?

For the second time this offseason, the New York Yankees have swiped a very recently minted top prospect from the Chicago Cubs. This time, the move wasn't years in the making like the case of Brennen Davis' sad injury travails;