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The Cubs are obvious buyers at this summer’s trade deadline. And their needs are easy to identify.
But don’t think that means deals are right around the corner as baseball shifts into trade season.
“There’s nothing imminent, but certainly the traffic of calls picks up after the draft,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Friday. “Yes, there will be some deals, but the expectation, always, is things happen the last couple days [before the deadline]. It’s just the nature of a deadline.”
Though the Cubs exited the All-Star break with one of the sport’s best records – and got Wrigleyville buzzing again Friday with a 4-1 win over the Red Sox to open the second half – they could use some upgrades ASAP, even with fewer than two weeks until the July 31st deadline.