Cubs predicted to use 22-year-old slugger as trade chip with breakout 1.068 OPS prospect

The Chicago Cubs don't have the best prospect capital to utilize at the 2026 MLB trade deadline. With major needs in the rotation and bullpen, the Cubs really need to find a way to upgrade the roster this summer.While they could trade from their big-league roster, with Matt Shaw or Kevin Alcantara as trade chips, there's a different slugger who could be utilized as a trade chip.Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter is predicting that the Cubs will turn to 22-year-old slugger Moises Ballesteros as a trade chip thanks to the breakout season from 1.068 OPS prospect Owen Ayers.Cubs predicted to use Moises Ballesteros as trade chip for Owen Ayers' reason"Chicago Cubs: Owen Ayers turns Moises Ballesteros into a trade chip," Reuter predicts. "Could Ayers' breakout make Ballesteros a trade chip?Reuter is