With the National League being as loaded as possible for the 2025, the Chicago Cubs have their work cut out for them in their pursuit of October glory.
Jed Hoyer chose the latter, trading all three of them by deadline day. Baez went to the New York Mets, Rizzo went to the New York Yankees, and Bryant went to the San Francisco Gia
The pressure is on president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer to get the Chicago Cubs to the postseason for the first time since 2020.
The Chicago Cubs boast one of the best farm systems in all of baseball, setting them up to not only be successful now but for the foreseeable future. Having such a talent-rich group of prospects is what made Jed Hoyer and company comfortable enough to make an aggressive move for someone like Kyle Tucker in an offseason blockbuster with the Houston Astros.
The MLB is well into spring training, and the Chicago Cubs remain undefeated in Cactus League play at the time of writing. With their success comes questions ab
This off-season, Jed Hoyer added a lot of star power to the Chicago Cubs. Headlining the acquisitions was Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly, but Matthew Boyd, Colin Rea, Cody Poteet, and Justin Turner were also acquired.
The Chicago Cubs have shown themselves to be “all in” when it comes to Pete Crow-Armstrong. To prove their confidence in the 22-year-old asset, the team pretty much declared him their 2025 starting center fielder all the way back at the end of the 2024 season.
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer (center) shoots hoops with shortstop Dansby Swanson (left) and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (right). Crow-Armstrong had to change his jersey number after Hoyer’s made shot. 02-14-2025.
After the Chicago Cubs missed out on Alex Bregman this winter, Jed Hoyer decided to add veteran corner infielder Justin Turner. To make room on the roster for their newest addition, the Cubs had to cut ties with outfielder Alexander Canario.
The Chicago Cubs' whiffed on Alex Bregman, then signed Justin Turner to back up top prospect Matt Shaw at third base. Jed Hoyer's roster will be under scrutiny.
Chicago Cubs fans were on a bit of a roller coaster ride in the middle of December. On the 13th, the team traded for Houston Astros multi-tool all-star right fielder Kyle Tucker, adding a much-needed elite-level impact player to the roster.
The Chicago Cubs had a bit of a confusing offseason this year. They added plenty of pieces and filled holes in the roster after declaring themselves “all in” on making postseason play this coming season.