The Chicago Cubs definitively needed to add at the 2025 trade deadline, particularly to the team's pitching staff.
While the Cubs have been at the top of the NL Central standings for most of the 2025 season, a red hot Milwaukee Brewers team has since started running away with the division.
If the Cubs wanted any hope of catching Milwaukee or making a deep run in the playoffs, they needed to add starting pitching. Justin Steele is out for the season, Jameson Taillon has dealt with his fair share of inconsistencies and injuries, and the current starting rotation on the North Side remains unproven.