The fiasco that is the Chicago Cubs trying to trade starting pitcher Ryan Dempster just got a little more interesting. The veteran right-hander has been fighting hard against a trade to the Atlanta Braves who have had the most attractive offer for his services thus far.

It appears that the Cubs want to get this deal done so badly that they've decided to up the ante, literally, according to Joel Sherman, baseball columnist for the New York Post:

1 exec wondered if discrepancy in return was so great between what #Braves #Dodgers would give #Cubs for Dempster, would Chi say, (cont)

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 26, 2012

kick in $1M extra to convince Demspter to go to Atl, viewing someone like Randall Delgado as worth several million for next few yrs in value

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 26, 2012

It looks like Dempster has a lot to think about.

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