David Haugh: Theo Epstein needs to make bold moves if the Cubs hope to make a playoff run
by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune
Jul 02, 2019
3 minutes
When Theo Epstein traded Boston legend Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs on July 31, 2004, the former Red Sox general manager sounded more pragmatic than poetic.
"We lost a great player in Nomar Garciaparra but we've made our club more functional," Epstein said that day, with the Red Sox 10 games over .500. "We weren't going to win a World Series with our defense."
As it turned out, trading Garciaparra in a four-team deal that brought shortstop Orlando Cabrera and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz to the Red Sox led
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