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Cubs avoid elimination, but their big bet is still in danger of being wasted

Reluctant to spend on free agents last offseason, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer instead opted to make a blockbuster deal, sending Isaac Paredes, Cam Smith and Hayden Wesneski to the Houston Astros for what was – and still is – the last inexpensive year of Kyle Tucker’s career.

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