The Chicago Cubs now have to go back to the drawing board after Seth Lugo just reportedly signed a multi-year extension with the Kansas City Royals.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Seth Lugo Agrees to New Contract, Cubs Miss Another Potential Trade Option. The Chicago Cubs should be shopping for starting pitching at the MLB trade deadline, but Seth Lugo is no longer on the list.

Seth Lugo, who had been regarded as one of the best potential trade candidates this deadline season, will remain with the Royals on a two-year, $46 million extension, sources told ESPN.

Ben Brown pitched five effective innings, Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Nico Hoerner added two hits and a key defensive play as the Cubs won the rubber game in the weekend set. The North Siders went 5-1 in the season series against the South Siders.

Nevertheless, Palencia persevered, and the Cubs defeated the White Sox 5-4, winning the series and maintaining a first-place tie with the Brewers, who came from behind to beat the Marlins. (We should still thank the Marlins for taking two of three in Milwaukee.)

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