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Cubs News: Jed Hoyer is down with moving the mound back a foot

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We know the players themselves aren’t going to fix the offense. It’s been the same song-and-dance for years now. This is a Chicago Cubs team that has a deeply flawed offensive mindset and has failed to adjust to the changes in the game since 2016.

So how do we fix things short of tearing it all down? I’m not sure there’s a good answer, really. But something that might breathe life into offenses across the game, including on the North Side? Moving the pitcher’s mound back a full foot – which is currently being considered by MLB and tested in the Atlantic League later this year.