ChicagoTRS wrote:I think if Atlanta deal would have happened today Dempster would have took it. The reason it fell apart last week was because it was still a week before the deadline and Dempster had his heart set on LA. Wanted the Cubs to continue to negotiate because they had time...problem was Atlanta had no interest in waiting.
This is pretty much confirmed given the statements from Theo, Hoyer, Dempster this week. Dempster would not accept the trade to the Braves with a week to go before the deadline...wanted to continue to negotiate with LA...Braves did not want to risk waiting and end up with no one. Dumpster lifted the LA only trade ~15 minutes before the deadline.
