Transaction Analysis: Cubs Choose Chavez Over Unimaginable Alternative Patrick Dubuque, Kevin Johnson, and Jeffrey Paternostro July 25, 2018 Share: > Image credit: USA Today Sports Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusChicago adds veteran, do-everything right-hander Jesse Chavez for the stretch run and New York gives Jeff McNeil his first chance. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $66.99 / yearPremium - $45.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $6.99 / month Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Chicago CubsJeff McNeilJesse ChavezNew York MetsTexas RangersTransaction AnalysisTyler Thomas Related Articles TA: Morton Might be, Well, Done $ by Ginny Searle 5/01 1 Box Score Banter: Free at Last B by Catherine Galanti 4/30 1 The Send-Down: Matt Shaw $ by Daniel R. Epstein 4/21 3 Game Day: Mets at Twins $ by Matthew Trueblood 4/17 6 Transaction Analysis: Steele’s Elbow Isn’t $ by Ginny Searle 4/17 1 Latest Articles Lineup Lockdown: American League, May 2025 $ by Nathan Grimm 5/06 1 Box Score Banter: Justice vs. Mercy B by Connor Farrell 5/06 4 Inside You There Are Three Wolves B by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/06 3 The Slow Death (or Eternal Life) of a Bit I’ve Been Doing $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/06 1 How Hitters are Reacting to the New Zone $ by Timothy Jackson 5/06 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Jeffrey Paternostro Kevin Johnson @KevinJohnsonBP Patrick Dubuque More about: Chicago CubsJeff McNeilJesse ChavezNew York MetsTexas RangersTransaction AnalysisTyler Thomas Latest Articles Lineup Lockdown: American League, May 2025 $ by Nathan Grimm 5/06 1 Box Score Banter: Justice vs. Mercy B by Connor Farrell 5/06 4 Inside You There Are Three Wolves B by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/06 3 Related Articles TA: Morton Might be, Well, Done $ by Ginny Searle 5/01 1 Box Score Banter: Free at Last B by Catherine Galanti 4/30 1 The Send-Down: Matt Shaw $ by Daniel R. Epstein 4/21 3 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe