The MLB trade deadline has become an important moment for the Chicago Cubs' 2025. The moves made by Jed Hoyer suggested that the team's focus wasn't solely on the 2025 season, and confirmation of that was provided by general manager Carter Hawkins over the weekend, who confirmed the Cubs' thought process included making sure things were in order for the 2032 Cubs.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that Hawkins was just trying to make a point about the Cubs not being eager to move their top prospects in any deal that comes across their table, but the Cubs' front office doesn't deserve the benefit of conventional wisdom.