There have been reports out of Oakland that the A's have made some of their surplus OF's available via trade, including former Theo draft pick- Josh Reddick.
Reddick would be a platoon corner outfielder for the Cubs and fills Theo/Jed's desire to add a LH OF bat. Reddick however provides more value than his bat and is a far superior defensive player than incumbent Chris Coghlan. Reddick would best serve the Cubs as the LH compliment to a Ruggiano platoon. Despite struggling offensively in 2013, Reddick still provided a 1.0 dWAR, sandwiched by a 1.3 dWAR (2012) and a 1.2 dWAR (2014) respectively . In 2014, Reddick hit .280 vs. RH pitching, which would complement Ruggiano's .305 vs LH pitching.
Reddick is also arbitration eligible after making 2.7 mil last year with Oakland. I would expect his salary next season to be in the 5 mil range, which would hardly be a dent in the Cubs 2015 payroll, yet could price Reddick out of Oakland.
All told, I think the Cubs could acquire Reddick for fairly cheap. Here's what I would offer:
A's give up: Josh Reddick
Cubs give up: Travis Wood, Christian Villanueva
And with that, I will leave this to up to the BCB community to discuss.