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Chicago Cubs Trade Ryan Dempster to Texas Rangers: Fantasy Impact

Tuesday's MLB trade deadline featured a few surprises, but none greater than the Texas Rangers' acquisition of Ryan Dempster. The 35-year-old is enjoying a career year, and was perhaps the most talked about player on the sports betting market. After Dempster nixed a deal to the Braves last week and trade talks between the Cubs and Dodgers fell apart as the deadline approached, the Rangers swooped in Tuesday afternoon and landed him for two prospects: third baseman Christian Villanueva and right-hander Kyle Hendricks. First, let's take a look at how the move to Texas might affect Dempster's fantasy value...