The Chicago Cubs—who spent most of the 2025 season’s first half atop the NL Central—have gone 5-5 in their last ten games, allowing the Milwaukee Brewers to climb into first place, while sending North Side fans into their traditional mid-summer tizzy. And pitching is the main culprit.

The Chicago Cubs have to make an addition to the starting rotation at the trade deadline and depending on how desperate Jed Hoyer feels it could be a blockbuster move. Although there aren't several aces to choose from the Cubs have plenty of options in the trade market to address their need either at the top of their rotation or at the back-end of the starting rotation.

After a slow start to his big-league career, Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw is gradually getting into the swing of things. Shaw is in the midst of a

The Kansas City Royals will almost certainly trade their ace, but which teams around the league could be the best fits for the star?

The Chicago Cubs appear to be doing just that: According to ESPN's Buster Olney, Jed Hoyer and Co. "could have interest" in the Colorado Rockies third baseman, with an eye toward pairing him with the righty-hitting Matt Shaw to form a platoon that winds up being greater than the sum of its parts.

Hoyer came to the Cubs as the general manager under president of baseball operations Theo Epstein after the 2011 season. In 2020, he became the new head honcho when Epstein resigned, taking on a five-year contract that is now set to expire after the season.

The Chicago Cubs need to add a starting pitcher this month, and they've been linked to Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara for quite some time now.

Unfortunately, he might not have that luxury anymore. Not after young righty Ben Brown got lit up in Monday's loss to the Kansas City Royals, allowing seven runs (six earned) in four innings of work after taking over for opener Ryan Brasier.