Jed Hoyer will have to do everything in his power to make sure that the Chicago Cubsare in a position to compete for a World Series at the trade deadline.
The Cubs have a great chance to compete for a World Series this season, but only if they make the correct moves. Obviously, that’s much easier said than done, but this is Hoyer’s job, and he needs to do it the right way.
Reports have been polarizing around baseball, with some suggesting that Hoyer won’t do what’s needed, but others suggesting otherwise.
According to Bruce Levine, the top Cubs insider in the game, things sound promising. Levine added that he’s spoken to people around the league, and there are trades to be made for Hoyer.
I’ve been talking to a lot of people over the last four or five days about possible trades, and everybody says it’s there for Hoyer,” Levine said, per Chi City Sports. “There’s that money that they didn’t spend on (Cody) Bellinger or the Red Sox third baseman, right? Alex Bregman. That was another $30 million times four.”
More importantly, Levine added that there’s money to spend. There have been questions on whether the Cubs would be willing to spend with the best of them, but that’s what it sounds like will happen.
“So, there’s money there for Hoyer to spend,” Levine said. “It’s up to him to decide how he wants to do that, and is it going to be an ace starting pitcher?… Do they need a little fortification with offense? It’s right there. Maybe, they can do a little of both as they start, hopefully, pushing away from the rest of the division.”
As long as the Cubs are willing to take on big contracts if a star is available, that’s all that matters at the deadline. They can’t be cheap, regardless of which direction they take.
