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Cubs trade Kimbrel to White Sox
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White Sox exercise Kimbrel's $16M option
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Dodgers acquire eight-time All-Star, active saves leader Craig
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Former Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel has been traded to the Dodgers
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Could Chicago White Sox Bring Back Nick Madrigal in Trade with
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This wasn't the future the Cubs, White Sox pictured with 2021
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Craig Kimbrel's option picked up by White Sox
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White Sox trade closer Craig Kimbrel to Dodgers for AJ Pollock
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