The Chicago Cubs made their final acquisition before the trade deadline Tuesday, making a deal with the Washington Nationals for right-handed reliever Brandon Kintzler.
The #Cubs today acquired RHP Brandon Kintzler from the Nationals for minor league RHP Jhon Romero.
To make room for Kintzler on the 40-man roster, RHP Justin Hancock has been transferred to the 60-day DL. pic.twitter.com/tb9pB0iO6F
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 31, 2018
He was traded to the Nationals last year from the Minnesota Twins.
Anyway, the Nationals were expected to be one of the best teams in not only the National League but all of baseball this year. They have plenty of talent, but things have gone south for them this season.
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Washington only made one trade at the deadline, so not really selling off but also not willing to make big moves to get back into the playoff race. Anyway, this was the reaction from Kintzler after the trade was made official.
Brandon Kintzler said he’s “shellshocked”. When he heard he’d been traded, thought people were joking with him. Didn’t see this coming at all.
— Dan Kolko (@masnKolko) July 31, 2018
Kintzler is shocked. He said he thought it was a joke. Wanted to stay.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) July 31, 2018
Hey man, at least you might actually get past the first round of the playoffs.
