"Things have grown understandably quiet for the Cubs lately, almost as though the front office is taking a few moments to rest up after adding Edward Cabrera and Alex Bregman in a four-day span. Think of it like taking an afternoon nap following a big Thanksgiving meal. Jed Hoyer's heaviest lifting of late has been picking up the phone to answer repeated calls from Buster Posey about trading for Nico Hoerner."
"You also have to consider that the only teams looking to acquire a rental player are also contenders, which means they're not going to want to move players of their own who can help them win in 2025. The one exception people continue to note is that a team with a backlog of young starting pitchers might be willing to "overpay" for Hoerner by parting with a controllable arm."
Things have grown quiet for the Cubs after adding Edward Cabrera and Alex Bregman in quick succession. Jed Hoyer has been fielding repeated trade inquiries about Nico Hoerner, including calls from Buster Posey, with interest from figures like Craig Breslow and Brian Cashman. The Bregman signing creates appearance of Hoerner availability but also strengthens the case for keeping him, since trading a player with one year left would hamper contention after recent upgrades. Contending teams seeking a rental are unlikely to part with controllable assets, though Boston's Connelly Early and Payton Tolle are repeatedly mentioned as possible overpay targets.
Read at Cubsinsider
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]