The Chicago Cubs haven't been to the playoffs in a full season since 2018 and that was just one game, as they lost the Wild Card back when it was a one-and-done. They're coming off back-to-back 83-win seasons.

Here is what the Cubs are "desperate" for at the July 31 trade deadline, though there is a catch to the notion.

Royals GM J.J. Picollo was in Chicago for the Cubs series and talked to The Star about his thinking ahead of the July 31 MLB trade deadline.