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MLB winter meetings preview: Surveying the Cubs’ biggest needs this offseason

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Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. The spotlight lands on him again as the hot stove turns up at the winter meetings this week.

SAN DIEGO — On your marks, get set, go.

Winter meetings have set the stage for a whirlwind week, with the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, Rule 5 Draft, manager press conferences, a charity auction benefiting the new Boys & Girls Club in Uvalde, Texas. And, of course, there’s always a spike in signings and trades.

“We’re in the market for good players,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said during the GM Meetings last month.