The Chicago Cubs required significant reinforcements for their pitching staff at the 2025 trade deadline to sustain their competitive edge in the NL Central. With Justin Steele sidelined, the rotation was led by unproven pitchers like Shota Imanaga and Colin Rea. Despite the urgency, the Cubs only acquired Michael Soroka, who had struggled with a poor record in previous seasons. Though they nearly traded for Adrian Houser from the White Sox, they ultimately opted not to. Adding Soroka did not sufficiently resolve the starting pitching issue.
The Cubs definitively needed to add at the 2025 trade deadline, particularly to the team's pitching staff, especially with Justin Steele out for the season.
Boyd is the only one of the current top four starting pitchers in the Cubs rotation to have ever pitched in a postseason game, highlighting their inexperience.
Somehow, Hoyer and the Cubs felt like just adding Soroka was good enough, despite his poor 2024 season with the White Sox.
Despite nearly completing a deal for starting pitcher Adrian Houser, the Cubs ultimately only secured the addition of Michael Soroka during the deadline.
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