Editor's note: This is a guest article written by BTV regular and A's fan grover “What if…?” Asking that is a good way to start thinking about alternatives. Because as often as we know how things are going to go… sometimes things happen. We rudely find that the clearly defined path we were on is no longer beneath our feet and we need to find a new way forward. If you planned ahead and considered possible obstacles then it can be easier (if not necessarily easy)...

This is a guest article by BTV user and Cubs fan rw64  After a second straight year of playoff disappointment, major changes loom large on the North Side of Chicago. While the Cubs still have intentions of being competitive in 2020, President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein ominously stated that no player is untouchable. Expectations are that at least one major player will be moved, with plenty of speculation that it will be [baseball-trade-values-player-link player="7769"]. While...