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After Tom Ricketts reportedly increased the his budget, Chicago president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has been a busy man, filling the void in left field and, now, adding a starting pitcher to the mix.
Of course, late last week, Hoyer brought in longtime Dodgers slugger Joc Pederson on a one-year, $7 million deal with a mutual option. It’s worth nothing the buy-out on that option counts toward that $7 million figure, so he’ll make less than that in 2021. Now, the Cubs have begun to address their pitching situation, signing former Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams to a one-year deal.