This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as What Would Cubs Blockbuster Trade For Ace MacKenzie Gore Actually Cost?. The Chicago Cubs have long been expected to be one of the most aggressive teams at the trade deadline, which is now less than a week away.

With the Nationals heading nowhere once again, though, it seems as though the franchise may capitalize on the 26-year-old's career-best trade value.