*** Official 2025 Chicago Cubs Thread***

[Pharmacy99]

If he is unhealthy and cheap, that is Hoyer's wheelhouse.

Sadly

 

[Skyh13]

https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-chris-sale-transferred-to-60-day-il-with-rib-injury

Placed on the 60-day IL July 1st (may have been retroactive). Article says can't come back until August 19th.

Jed Hoyer:

 

[Clonefan32]

If he is unhealthy and cheap, that is Hoyer's wheelhouse.

I'm gonna guess Jed has a half dozen incomplete car rebuilds going on in his garage right now.

 

[cyfanatic13]

I'm starting to get annoyed

 

[BigJCy]

I'm starting to get annoyed

Patience grasshopper, still have 2+ hours to go.

 

[ISUCubswin]

Jeds wrapping up. I’ll say 2 big trades today, 3 total additions. Maybe a 3rd trade for a less significant piece.

 

[Clonefan32]

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Jeds wrapping up. I’ll say 2 big trades today, 3 total additions. Maybe a 3rd trade for a less significant piece.

Define "big"....

 

[GoHawks]

I'd think this is being pushed from the Cubs side. Make it seem like they really don't want to part with Ballesteros and eventually "reluctantly" include him in a deal to make the other team feel like they're getting more of a win. Love the bat, but he's going to be DH who can maybe catch part time. You gladly trade him as a center piece of a trade for controllable pitching.

Has to be it right? If we're not going to deal caissise which is a guess and not give up Ballesteros who did we think we were going to get?

 

[ISUCubswin]

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Define "big"....

I’ll say the smallest of the “big” trades is Adrian Houser.

Then a second for a cost controlled SP.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Has to be it right? If we're not going to deal caissise which is a guess and not give up Ballesteros who did we think we were going to get?

Over the hill players or career journeyman

 

[ISUCubswin]

Pretty much every contender for Castro has found an alternative which pretty much just leaves the Cubs.

So I’ll almost guarantee Houser and Castro are Cubs.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

The Marlins just cleared a spot for an outfielder, just saying...

 

[TClone99]

The Marlins just cleared a spot for an outfielder, just saying...

You just made me realize that I’ve actually gotten my hopes up for Gore. Stupid me.

 

[TheCaptain]

Padres all in. Jed ? Not so much .

 

[Pharmacy99]

The Marlins just cleared a spot for an outfielder, just saying...

Is this a good thing? It seems he is an Ian Happ clone. He has low career batting average, high OBP, and decent power.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Padres all in. Jed ? Not so much .

I will never forgive Hoyer if Caissie and Wiggins don’t turn into star players.

 

[BigJCy]

Hour to go.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Hour to go.

Don’t hold your breath

 

[TheCaptain]

Jeds wrapping up. I’ll say 2 big trades today, 3 total additions. Maybe a 3rd trade for a less significant piece.

I dont share such optimism. Im actually fully prepared to be massively disappointed.
Too many years as a Cub fan and Cyclone.

 

[NazClone]

I expect Hoyer to tell us how great these two pitchers are and we now have the pieces for a championship run.