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New MacKenzie Gore rumor offers hope for Cubs fans just hours before the deadline

A flurry of top starting pitchers could be on the move before Thursday's 6p ET trade deadline.

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Trade deadline day is off to a roaring start - headlined by a blockbuster between the San Diego Padres and the Athletics that saw JP Sears and Mason Miller head to San Diego in exchange for a package of prospects, headlined by MLB Pipeline's #3 overall talent, shortstop Leo De Vries.

The Miller trade, Toronto trading for former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber, Philadelphia trading for Twins closer Jhoan Duran and the Mets' bullpen makeover has Chicago Cubs fans sweating - and laying into recently-extended president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer for his lack of major moves to this point.