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Jed Hoyer gets aggressive at trade deadline, deals prospects with Cubs’ present in mind: ‘We’re here to win’

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<p>A year ago, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2025/07/31/2025-trade-deadline-cubs-prez-jed-hoyer-balks-at-asking-price-for-frontline-starter-adds-four-players" >didn’t make a big splash at the trade deadline</a>.</p><p>Jed Hoyer’s front office saw the price of pitching and didn’t want to part with its top prospects, a decision that loomed large in hindsight, when pitching-depth issues helped the Cubs to an earlier-than-hoped playoff exit.</p><p>This year? Well, the same result won’t be for a lack of trying.</p><p>Hoyer &amp; Co.

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<p>A year ago, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2025/07/31/2025-trade-deadline-cubs-prez-jed-hoyer-balks-at-asking-price-for-frontline-starter-adds-four-players" >didn’t make a big splash at the trade deadline</a>.</p><p>Jed Hoyer’s front office saw the price of pitching and didn’t want to part with its top prospects, a decision that loomed large in hindsight, when pitching-depth issues helped the Cubs to an earlier-than-hoped playoff exit.</p><p>This year? Well, the same result won’t be for a lack of trying.</p><p>Hoyer &amp; Co. went big this time around, parting with a half dozen of its top prospects – including No. 2 ranked infielder Jefferson Rojas, the No.

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<p>A year ago, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2025/07/31/2025-trade-deadline-cubs-prez-jed-hoyer-balks-at-asking-price-for-frontline-starter-adds-four-players" >didn’t make a big splash at the trade deadline</a>.</p><p>Jed Hoyer’s front office saw the price of pitching and didn’t want to part with its top prospects, a decision that loomed large in hindsight, when pitching-depth issues helped the Cubs to an earlier-than-hoped playoff exit.</p><p>This year? Well, the same result won’t be for a lack of trying.</p><p>Hoyer &amp; Co.
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