The Chicago Cubs are expected to make some major moves when it comes to acquiring starting pitching next month as the MLB trade deadline approaches. With an offense that has World Series capability when at its best, the Cubs need to get the rotation depth to a place where a deep run in October becomes possible. When the Cubs signed veteran right-hander Kenta Maeda to a minor league deal in the middle of May after he was released by the Detroit Tigers, not many batted an eye. Maeda was having the worst year of his career even out of the bullpen for the Tigers, so Detroit decided they would rather pay his $10 million salary to have him not be on the team than try to salvage any more value out of the deal.