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    David Haugh: Theo Epstein needs to make bold moves if the Cubs hope to make a playoff run

    by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune Jul 02, 2019 3 minutes

    When Theo Epstein traded Boston legend Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs on July 31, 2004, the former Red Sox general manager sounded more pragmatic than poetic.

    "We lost a great player in Nomar Garciaparra but we've made our club more functional," Epstein said that day, with the Red Sox 10 games over .500. "We weren't going to win a World Series with our defense."

    As it turned out, trading Garciaparra in a four-team deal that brought shortstop Orlando Cabrera and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz to the Red Sox led

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