The 38-year-old right-hander hasn't been anything special for the Marlins in the past two years, but he's still been pretty good against right-handed hitters, holding them to a .683 OPS in 102 at-bats this season. Overall in 2018, Ziegler has a 4.09 ERA, but he's really turned his year around starting in June. In his last 27.2 innings, Ziegler has only allowed three earned runs. That includes 24 scoreless appearances since the beginning of June. In July, Ziegler has a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings. Ziegler is in the final year of his contract, making $9 million this season before becoming a free agent. So, like the Hamels trade with the Texas Rangers, a deal for Ziegler won't cost the Cubs much. That being said the Cubs have plenty of options in the trade market for another reliever, so if another deal is made maybe expect it to go down to the wire on July 31, as the front office weighs the different possibilities. USA Today's Bob Nightengale joined our podcast this week and discussed what the Cubs might do before the trade deadline ends. He brought up San Diego Padres reliever Kirby Yates as an attractive trade candidate for the Cubs. However, Yates would cost the Cubs more than other relievers, as he's under team control through 2020. https://soundcloud.com/user-638151057/cole-hamels-traded-to-cubs-and-michael-kopech-is-coming-to-the-south-side-featuring-usa-todays-bob-nightengale The 31-year-old has a 1.40 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 38.2 innings for the Padres this year. Yates would be a dream get for the Cubs, but again at this point the expectation should be another under the radar move like the Jesse Chavez acquisition.
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