Another day, another loss for the Chicago Cubs. That knocks the Cubs’ record down to 31-34, and frankly makes me wonder what Jed Hoyer is getting paid for.
Jed Hoyer and the Chicago Cubs front office will have to make some big decisions within the next month and a half. Do they think their team can compete this season or not?
Jed Hoyer and the Chicago Cubs will have some tough decisions to make with the MLB trade deadline drawing closer. After falling to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday evening, they dropped to 31-32 and are once again heading in the wrong direction after a two-game sweep the series before.
The Chicago Cubs have some important decisions to make ahead of the MLB trade deadline at the end of July. While things are fine right now, sitting with a .500 record, Chicago is not trending in the right direction.
After an impressive start to the 2024 MLB season, the Chicago Cubs have cooled off considerably. They have won just three of their last 10 games and are looking less and less like a team built to be a playoff contender.
Longtime Chicago Cubs executive Jed Hoyer spoke with The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney about his team’s recent play. Hoyer summed it up quickly that they’ve “played poor baseball in a lot of ways” but expressed confidence that there’s a turnaround on the horizon.
You can count the number of NL teams with winning records on one hand. The Chicago Cubs are not one of them, but they're close.
The Chicago Cubs are in second place in the NL Central despite, not because of, their offense. It’s something that needs to change as the season continues.
For much of the second half of last year, it looked like the Chicago Cubs were going to be playing postseason baseball for the first time since 2020. The bold decision by Jed Hoyer and his front office to not be sellers at the deadline again, but instead deciding to add pieces, seemed like it would pay off.
Scott Boras was actually down for Cody Bellinger's contract. So said Scott Boras.
When looking at the Chicago Cubs’ 2023 season from afar, one could have been quite pleased by the overall progress they made. The team won nine more games than it did the previous year and boasted a National League Central-best +96 run-differential.
The ongoing discussion about who the Chicago Cubs are going to sign before the upcoming season begins continues to roll on. Maybe they won't add another player.
Since the start of the offseason, the Chicago Cubs were viewed as a team who could make some of the biggest splashes throughout the winter. Their ownership group and front office alluded to the fact they were going to be aggressive and build a contending roster.
The Chicago Cubs made a major free agent splash when they signed Japanese star Shota Imanaga in free agency. However, the Cubs aren’t looking to close up shop even after adding Imanaga to their roster.
The Chicago Cubs have been one of the teams to watch thus far in the 2023-2024 offseason, even thought they’ve been, for the most part, quiet. After being linked to Shohei Ohtani and the other big fish in the market, it seems that the Cubs may be pivoting to the mid-level market and some trade conversations.
The Chicago Cubs are poised to be major players in the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes this offseason. Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer is reportedly traveling to Japan to scout the 25-year-old phenom in person, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Yamamoto has dominated Nippon Professional Baseball over the past three seasons.
The Cubs could wind up having at least two of the top names on the market but it seems Jed Hoyer needs more time.
Spring training is well underway, but the Cubs’ offseason work might not yet be complete.
As pitchers and catchers report, Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins talked to the media, effectively beginning the Cubs' 2023 season. Baseball is finally here.
One day after the Chicago Cubs announced three international signings of high pedigree, the team announced additional signings on Monday. In addition to
Time to breathe. Most Chicago Cubs fans are either waking up to the news involving Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants or were awake late enough to go to bed angry because Correa is not a Cub.
The Chicago Cubs are coming off one of their most disappointing seasons in years, and owner Tom Ricketts is apparently willing to do whatever it takes to get his team back to the postseason.
It’s shaping up as a busy offseason for the Cubs.
There are still many directions the offseason can go for Chicago, and there are reasons to be slightly more optimistic than a year ago.
The Cubs will be without a handful of players next week for their series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Jed Hoyer was asked about players' availability with the team preparing to enter Canada next week. "We're likely to be down probably three or four players," Hoyer told reporters.
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