Most have completed their MLB trade deadline post-mortem, but for the Chicago Cubs, one quote from Tom Ricketts should be revisited. Lost in the news of the deadline week for the Cubs, between the trades and the fact that Jed Hoyer received a multi-year contract extension, is the fact that Tom Ricketts made himself available last week. In particular, there was one thing the Cubs' chairman said that feels like the team misjudged the deadline.
“We had a good trade deadline,” Ricketts said. “We have a really good team, and we added to it.