Chicago Cubs trade grade — 2026 deadline report card
Chicago Cubs trade grade and trade deadline grade for 2026: Outlook and Season letter grades, players gained and lost, and deal-by-deal report cards on EasyMLB.com. Did they win or lose the deadline?
How we grade Chicago Cubs
Outlook asks whether the club improved its longer-term asset sheet
(prospect packages and controllable pieces).
Season asks whether the roster got better for the rest of 2026 using
fantasy position ranks and production. Contenders often look better on Season;
sellers often look better on Outlook.
Chicago Cubs overall grades
Outlook F
· Season A+
across 6 deals.
Chicago Cubs spent farm capital across 6 deals (-3 players; 6 MLB in / 3 MLB out). Outlook F · Season A+.
Chicago Cubs deadline deals
6 trades in our 2026 deadline window:
Outlook C- · Season A+: got Clay Holmes, Tyrone Taylor; sent Jefferson Rojas. Gets Clay Holmes, Tyrone Taylor; sends Jefferson Rojas. Season +109 (fit -4); Outlook -8.
Outlook D- · Season A+: got Ryan Zeferjahn; sent Moisés Ballesteros, Mason McGwire. Gets Ryan Zeferjahn; sends Moisés Ballesteros, Mason McGwire. Season +49; Outlook -32.
Outlook F · Season C: got Braxton Garrett; sent Jace Beck, Jonathon Long. Gets Braxton Garrett; sends Jace Beck, Jonathon Long. Season +0 (fit -4); Outlook -100.
Outlook C · Season D+: sent Jameson Taillon. Gets cash/PTBNL; sends Jameson Taillon. Season -20; Outlook -8.
Outlook D- · Season A+: got Kevin Gausman; sent Brett Bateman, Ty Southisene. Gets Kevin Gausman; sends Brett Bateman, Ty Southisene. Season +50; Outlook -32.
Outlook D- · Season A+: got Aaron Civale; sent Aiden Moffett. Gets Aaron Civale; sends Aiden Moffett. Season +46; Outlook -34.