With the All-Star Game over and the waiting for the second half of the season to start ongoing, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has plenty to work on right now. With the trade of Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Kansas City Royals, the NL Central rival has officially started its annual selloff a few days early. It's time for Hoyer to pounce.
Obviously, the Cubs need to find themselves a starting pitcher by the deadline. Two starting pitchers would be ideal. On that note, there's been a lot of smoke around Hoyer talking to the Pirates about a deal that would include, at the very least, starting pitcher Mitch Keller.