Jun 13, 2024; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. (38) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays in the seventh inning at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
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The Chicago Cubs have disappointed this year. There's no question about that.
Coming off a season in which it felt like they took a big step forward, the fact that they're not in the driver's seat for a playoff spot right now is disappointing.
That's why it wasn't much of a surprise to hear Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer admit Monday that, in the next week leading up to the July 30 trade deadline, his focus won't be on making moves that only help this year's ballclub.
The idea is that the Cubs won't be adding rentals to the team to help make a playoff push. If there's a move that can help them in '2...
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