SAN FRANCISCO – Anticipation had been building since the Cubs’ last home series, and on Saturday, the club made their first trade of the deadline. The Cubs sent reliever Chris Martin to the Dodgers for utility man Zach McKinstry.
Martin is likely the first of a trio of back-end relievers who the Cubs will deal before the Aug. 2 deadline. The Cubs signed him this spring to a one-year, $2.5 million deal. Martin posted a 4.31 ERA in his short tenure with the Cubs.
