“We wanted to add power arms in these deals, so that’s what we targeted,” Cubs president of baseball Jed Hoyer told Chicago media after the trade deadline passed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Even after surprising Cubs fans by not trading away some of his biggest trade chips, Hoyer met his goal by acquiring Hayden Wesneski, Ben Brown and Saúl González…

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Host of the CHGO Cubs Podcast and writer for CHGO Cubs. Previously host of the Cubs Related Podcast. Data scientist and middle infield defense enthusiast. Constantly reminding folks that the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series. Follow me on Twitter: @brendan_cubs

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