Cubs, already strong, eye getting even better at trade deadline: ‘Hopefully we get everything we want’
LOUIS — While <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> players lamented <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/27/cubs-jameson-taillon-dfa-mlb-trade-deadline-pitching-jed-hoyer-craig-counsell-rotation" >the departure of veteran pitcher <b>Jameson Taillon</b></a> on Monday, they weren’t naive about any supposed blindside.</p><p>They know this sort of thing can happen in this game, particularly when the stakes are as high as they are for this Cubs team.</p><p>In the thick of a playoff race and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/25/cubs-playoffs-brewers-pirates-nl-central-matthew-boyd-starting-rotation" >chasing the division-leading Brewers</a> in the NL Central, the Cubs’ championship-level aspirations rest on what happens the next few months.</p><p>That starts with <b>Jed Hoyer</b>’s front office getting <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/22/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-jed-hoyer-pitching-nico-hoerner-buyers-nl-central-standings-brewers" >a last shot at tweaking the roster</a> at the trade deadline, with the intent of best positioning these Cubs for a deep October run.</p><p>“You remove the personal stuff as much as you can,” second baseman <b>Nico Hoerner</b> said Monday. “It’s always their job to put the best possible team they can on the field.</p><p>“Absolutely, there’s urgency.
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LOUIS — While <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> players lamented <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/27/cubs-jameson-taillon-dfa-mlb-trade-deadline-pitching-jed-hoyer-craig-counsell-rotation" >the departure of veteran pitcher <b>Jameson Taillon</b></a> on Monday, they weren’t naive about any supposed blindside.</p><p>They know this sort of thing can happen in this game, particularly when the stakes are as high as they are for this Cubs team.</p><p>In the thick of a playoff race and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/25/cubs-playoffs-brewers-pirates-nl-central-matthew-boyd-starting-rotation" >chasing the division-leading Brewers</a> in the NL Central, the Cubs’ championship-level aspirations rest on what happens the next few months.</p><p>That starts with <b>Jed Hoyer</b>’s front office getting <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/22/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-jed-hoyer-pitching-nico-hoerner-buyers-nl-central-standings-brewers" >a last shot at tweaking the roster</a> at the trade deadline, with the intent of best positioning these Cubs for a deep October run.</p><p>“You remove the personal stuff as much as you can,” second baseman <b>Nico Hoerner</b> said Monday. “It’s always their job to put the best possible team they can on the field.</p><p>“Absolutely, there’s urgency. These games go by fast, and the season gets short. We have a lot of really exciting things ahead of us.”</p><p>Believing in the capability of the position-player group, Hoyer & Co.
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- LOUIS — While <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> players lamented <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/27/cubs-jameson-taillon-dfa-mlb-trade-deadline-pitching-jed-hoyer-craig-counsell-rotation" >the departure of veteran pitcher <b>Jameson Taillon</b></a> on Monday, they weren’t naive about any supposed blindside.</p><p>They know this sort of thing can happen in this game, particularly when the stakes are as high as they are for this Cubs team.</p><p>In the thick of a playoff race and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/25/cubs-playoffs-brewers-pirates-nl-central-matthew-boyd-starting-rotation" >chasing the division-leading Brewers</a> in the NL Central, the Cubs’ championship-level aspirations rest on what happens the next few months.</p><p>That starts with <b>Jed Hoyer</b>’s front office getting <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/22/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-jed-hoyer-pitching-nico-hoerner-buyers-nl-central-standings-brewers" >a last shot at tweaking the roster</a> at the trade deadline, with the intent of best positioning these Cubs for a deep October run.</p><p>“You remove the personal stuff as much as you can,” second baseman <b>Nico Hoerner</b> said Monday. “It’s always their job to put the best possible team they can on the field.</p><p>“Absolutely, there’s urgency.
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Cubs, already strong, eye getting even better at trade deadline: ‘Hopefully we get everything we want’
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