We’ve heard a lot from Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins over the course of the offseason, whether during media availability at industry gatherings or their Cubs Convention panel discussion. Thing is, they’re never going to be fully transparent when speaking publicly. You could almost go so far as to say that you’re better off betting against anything Hoyer in particular states explicitly.
So what are the Cubs really thinking as we now sit less than two months away from pitchers and catchers reporting? I’ve got a few ideas, none of which involve a certain client of a certain agent around whom nearly all the discourse has revolved to this point.