Cubs 2025 Trade Deadline Thread

[Tryptamine]

9 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

So, we're just hoping for what a SP and a bat, maybe another pen arm?

I hate waiting

I'd be quite surprised with another pen arm. I think a SP is just about guaranteed and I'd put a bat that hit lefties at like an 80% likelihood.

[PeanutPunch33]

2 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Isn’t Guerrero a longer deal? 10/$500 is high unless they have deferred money. I am thinking 12/$500M

Oh yeah you are right.  Guerrero 14 years/500 million.  Tucker has no excuse now not to take that.. LOL.  Jk.  My fear is less so that the Cubs won't make a very competitive offer and more so a desperate team like the Yanks and Red Sox getting involved. 

[Tryptamine]

9 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

I knew i had Flores on my mind for a reason 🤣😅🤣😅

@chibears55 has the shinning, I knew it.

[KCCub]

 

Some possible competition for Castro.

[Hortonhearsawho]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

So, we're just hoping for what a SP and a bat, maybe another pen arm?

I hate waiting

Or just hoping for a pulse at this point.

[Irrelevant Dude]

3 minutes ago, ILMindState said:

 

Frederick!

[UMFan83]

Ive gotta take a break from social media and nsbb for a couple hours.  especially on social media its just people getting more and more frustrated that Jed hasnt made a move yet.

[RC17]

This just seems like it will be a trade for someone nobody is talking about.  Too quiet

[Post Count Padder]

I keep waiting for that Passan bomb about a Cubs trade.

[Tryptamine]

11 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Ive gotta take a break from social media and nsbb for a couple hours.  especially on social media its just people getting more and more frustrated that Jed hasnt made a move yet.

No way in hell I could do sports on social media. The average fan is a moron and even those on mlbtraderumors are awful. I don't have time for a million hot takes that will ignore statistical evidence that they're wrong.

[Post Count Padder]

Rafael Flores is a decent catching prospect but no way can he be the headliner for Bednar, especially with the going rate at this deadline. Also interesting to note as he's in AAA and Pirates have Henry Davis, Endy Rodriguez and Joey Bart.

[ILMindState]

5 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Rafael Flores is a decent catching prospect but no way can he be the headliner for Bednar, especially with the going rate at this deadline. Also interesting to note as he's in AAA and Pirates have Henry Davis, Endy Rodriguez and Joey Bart.

 

[Post Count Padder]

This seems awfully light

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

I saw an article say Bart is drawing some interest so he could be on the move 

[Derwood]

Twitter is a dumpster fire on non TDL days. I can’t imagine going there on purpose today

[Hortonhearsawho]

1 minute ago, Post Count Padder said:

This seems awfully light

 

The Yankees have something on the Pirates 

[Tryptamine]

11 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

This seems awfully light

 

They must feel very confident in Flores sticking behind the plate

[Jason Ross]

Feels like it depends on how you see Flores. 24 year old in Triple-A.. Passan notes he's seen as a strong framer and ready for MLB action catcher at the defensive side.

Statcast profile has some really good things and some not so good things in there so far at triple-A but it's small sample size. 

[Rcal10]

21 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

I'd be quite surprised with another pen arm. I think a SP is just about guaranteed and I'd put a bat that hit lefties at like an 80% likelihood.

I can see Iglesias assuming he doesn’t cost much, at all. He makes a lot of money so if the Cubs take his salary the prospect doesn’t need to be much. Other than that, I doubt they do anything else with the pen. 

Edited July 31, 2025 by Rcal10

[Rcal10]

4 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

This seems awfully light

 

It does. Wonder if the Cubs just were not interested in Bednar or the Pirates asked for more from the Cubs because of being in the division. 

[Rcal10]

53 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

suddenly rather quiet

Yep. Starting to get concerned. They helped their team some, but there is more to do. This would be a c- deadline. 

[Tryptamine]

10 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

It does. Wonder if the Cubs just were not interested in Bednar or the Pirates asked for more from the Cubs because of being in the division. 

If they see Flores as a legit MLB catcher, he's kind of a good get. The bat is quite exciting by catcher standards and that would make him quite valuable. If he's 1B or DH then yeah, this is very underwhelming. 

[Outshined_One]

I feel like catcher has been the Pirates' white whale for at least the last two decades.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

20 minutes ago, RC17 said:

This just seems like it will be a trade for someone nobody is talking about.  Too quiet

Eovaldi is coming

[Radar3454]

18 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

No way in hell I could do sports on social media. The average fan is a moron and even those on mlbtraderumors are awful. I don't have time for a million hot takes that will ignore statistical evidence that they're wrong.

Ummmm. This site is social media.