Chicago Cubs executive reacts to the latest blockbuster trade

The Cubs should be one of the lucky teams to make the playoffs this season, as they hold a 5.5-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League Central. With the Trade Deadline a little over six weeks away, President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer and the Cubs will have their work cut out for them, especially since the National League got more competitive with the Giants’ addition of Devers.

Devers’ addition to the Giants adds more thump to their lineup and helps them remain competitive with a team like the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will also be aggressive at this year’s deadline, given their injuries and the Devers news. In his most recent appearance on the Spiegel and Holmes show on 670 The Score, Hoyer reacted to the Devers trade by indicating that those are the moves the Cubs have to “contend” with.

Hoyer via the Spiegel and Holmes show:

“Certainly, the National League continues to get more and more depth and more and more good players,” Hoyer says. “That’s just what we have to contend with.”

The Cubs need an Ace at the deadline

If the Cubs are to put themselves over the edge and surpass teams like the Dodgers and the Giants, they will need to add a high-end starting pitcher. The Cubs have been reported to be in on the Miami Marlins’ Ace Sandy Alcántara, who missed last season due to Tommy John surgery, and has not been pitching like himself.

The Cubs could be in on other arms like Joe Ryan of the Minnesota Twins, who could be available, but there’s still time for Hoyer to get a plan together. Hoyer may need to get crafty, as the price for starting pitching may be high. Thankfully, the Chicago Cubs have the prospects to get a deal for one done.