With the Chicago Cubs set on letting go of their ace Ryan Dempster, two new talents from the Atlanta Braves have been mentioned in the deal. Rumors have been swirling that the Cubs might received Randall Delgado and Mike Minor for Dempster. 

So what exactly would the Cubs get in return?

Cubs fans might remember Mike Minor very well. Minor struck out 12 Cubs in Wrigley Field during his rookie year in 2010. It was only his third start in the majors. He went 6 innings, allowed 3 earned runs and only walked one. 

He went 3-2 that season with a 5.98 ERA, but proved that he could strike people out in the majors. He had 43 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched.

Last season, Minor asked for a trade if he was not going to be a part of the starting lineup. This season he received the opportunity and has struggled. 

In 2012, he is 5-6 with a 5.69 ERA. Minor has given up 20 home runs over 98 innings pitched. 

Though the numbers do not look so impressive, one thing to keep in mind is that Minor is still only 24-years-old. He will be turning 25 in December. 

The other part of the Dempster deal is youngster Randall Delgado. 

He is one of the young arms in the Braves rotation that has been filling a void after starting pitchers were injured. Delgado just turned 22 in February and has shown his inexperience this season in Atlanta.

So far, in 17 appearances, he is 4-9 with a 4.42 ERA. Delgado has not given up as many homers as Minor but his walk-to-strikeout ratio have been his weakness. In 91.2 innings pitched he has 73 strikeouts and 42 walks. 

The upside to Delgado is that in his first starts last season he showed poise as the Braves were attempting to get into the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Delgado had five starts in September. He pitched 5 innings in all of these starts, did not allow more than three runs in a start and only gave up three runs one time within that five-game span. 

It is obvious that these pitchers need to improve, but Theo Epstein's philosophy throughout the season since taking over as the Cub's general manager has been, 'build now, win later.' 

Minor and Delgado have tons of potential. Financially speaking, both players are very convenient for the Cubs. They are making less than $500,000 and the earliest they become eligible for arbitration is 2015. If the talent pans out the city of Chicago can have two great pitchers in their rotation until 2018, which is when both pitchers can become free agents.

Of course, the trade depends on whether Dempster agrees to be dealt. He is a 10/5 player, 10 years in the league, 5 years with the same time, so he has the ability to veto any trade he dislikes.