Cubs 2025 Trade Deadline Thread

[17 Seconds]

Brett looks so dejected

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, Geographyhater8888 said:

Jed would order a Plain pizza with no toppings to offset the delivery fee, use a $5 off coupon to cover the tip for a full stomach at an acceptable price.

You know he adds his own pepperoni at home. It's cheaper that way.

[BKHoo]

If you watch the Marquee network everything is fine!!!

[gflore34]

Not that he cares, I still, nevertheless, hope the Chicago media crucifies Jed he wholeheartedly deserves it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just now, gflore34 said:

Okay, Jed sucks, are you good what that?

Nope, the Cubs are a really good team with a really good outlook so I'm not going to do that type of prisoner of the moment silliness. He's taking on risk with the pitching staff, but he also made a sneaky big upgrade with Castro.  Even though I would've rather the resources went to pitching than a position player, he made the one that was most impactful, and the true needle movers on the pitching side didn't really happen so there's either dozens of irrational GMs or the move wasn't truly there to be made.  I probably would've preferred to pay a bit more for Iglesias than Kittredge, but Iglesias wasn't moved either so maybe that wasn't the choice.

[jorbloss]

Just now, BKHoo said:

If you watch the Marquee network everything is fine!!!

can't trust state-owned media

[17 Seconds]

2 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Not that he cares, I still, nevertheless, hope the Chicago media crucifies Jed he wholeheartedly deserves it.

unless they win the world series, i think jed will hear about this trade deadline for a while

[WhyCantWeWin]

As long as the shareholders are happy 

[Jfoley89]

8 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

The Cubs' prospect capital is the lowest it's been in a number of years specifically because Jed has eaten into it significantly over the last 12 months.

So he can't close FA, and he can't build a farm comparable to other teams.  What exactly does he do? He can't even properly scout his own team unless you think Busch would fetch Hope today. 

 

The excuse for all the failures of the last 5 years was that the Cubs were rebuilding the farm and building a sustainable infrastructure. Now they don't have the prospects to make a deal.  Make it make sense

Edited July 31, 2025 by Jfoley89

[Eeyore]

6 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Jed would order a Plain pizza with no toppings to offset the delivery fee, use a $5 off coupon to cover the tip for a full stomach at an acceptable price.

His favorite pizza places in Chicago are Domino's, Papa John's, Jets, and Pizza Hut (if that even exists anymore). 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I’d rather have a big swinging dick pay delivery fees from multiple places because he likes the pepperoni here, the dough there, and the cheese from someone else. And he has the resources to tip and pay the delivery fees and throw in a bottle of bourbon for everyone in the room because it makes him awesome and everyone who roots for the people in his company happy as hell and willing to buy more of his product. 

[Thusly Boned]

3 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Nope, the Cubs are a really good team with a really good outlook so I'm not going to do that type of prisoner of the moment silliness. He's taking on risk with the pitching staff, but he also made a sneaky big upgrade with Castro.  Even though I would've rather the resources went to pitching than a position player, he made the one that was most impactful, and the true needle movers on the pitching side didn't really happen so there's either dozens of irrational GMs or the move wasn't truly there to be made.  I probably would've preferred to pay a bit more for Iglesias than Kittredge, but Iglesias wasn't moved either so maybe that wasn't the choice.

Yeah, I'm massively disappointed for sure, but the names that were tied to the Cubs throughout (the controllable SP) weren't moved at all. If they had been, that would make things so much harder to understand. That would be heroin to the forehead material.

He wasn't going to spend his assets on old rentals in a clear seller's market, and I can at least understand that.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I wonder what the asks for Ryan, Cabrera, and Gore were. I’m guessing the hard line was drawn at Horton and/or Shaw. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

4 minutes ago, Jfoley89 said:

So he can't close FA, and he can't build a farm comparable to other teams.  What exactly does he do? He can't even properly scout his own team unless you think Busch would fetch Hope today. 

 

The excuse for all the failures of the last 5 years was that the Cubs were rebuilding the farm and building a sustainable infrastructure. Now they don't have the prospects to make a deal.  Make it make sense

They graduated 3 top 50 prospects in 12 months and used a bunch of prospect capital to get one of the best hitters in the game.

[Hot Sauce]

Not entirely defending Jed here, but he can’t make deals where there are no deals to be made. Simply saying “we should have traded X, Y, Z for Ryan or Cabrera” is easy to do, but the reality is those guys didn’t get moved at all. 

Edited July 31, 2025 by Hot Sauce

[Derwood]

Zooming out, if Gore and Ryan stayed put, that means the asking price was too steep for ANYONE who asked. 

[squally1313]

37 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

I was question about my lack of confidence in Jed to make an honest attempt at improving the Cubs.  Here's example #1 as to why.

First example huh 

[PeanutPunch33]

The cubs showed everyone today that winning is clearly not their priority 

[DYMNO]

7 minutes ago, Jfoley89 said:

So he can't close FA, and he can't build a farm comparable to other teams.  What exactly does he do? He can't even properly scout his own team unless you think Busch would fetch Hope today. 

 

 

The excuse for all the failures of the last 5 years was that the Cubs were rebuilding the farm and building a sustainable infrastructure. Now they don't have the prospects to make a deal.  Make it make sense

He’s good with the horsefeathers customers!

Edited July 31, 2025 by DYMNO

[PeanutPunch33]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Zooming out, if Gore and Ryan stayed put, that means the asking price was too steep for ANYONE who asked. 

Why couldn’t they get a guy like Kelly though? 

[Soul]

It should be clear to everyone the Brewers trade will turn up golden,

[Outshined_One]

Keller is the one I don't get. The Twins have a weird ownership situation, the Nats have an unsettled FO, and the Marlins could strike gold this offseason if Cabrera and Alcantara end the year healthy.

The Pirates? Keller is a decent controllable starter on a horsefeathers team that has zero hope of competing in the next two years and his value will only decline. What the hell are they doing?

[JD94]

Any shot Jaxon Wiggins comes up and helps this season? 

[We Got The Whole 9]

I seem to recall 2 WC teams squaring off in the World Series a couple years ago. Let's stop with the oh they have no chance horsefeathers.

[bukie]

1 minute ago, Outshined_One said:

Keller is the one I don't get. The Twins have a weird ownership situation, the Nats have an unsettled FO, and the Marlins could strike gold this offseason if Cabrera and Alcantara end the year healthy.

The Pirates? Keller is a decent controllable starter on a horsefeathers team that has zero hope of competing in the next two years and his value will only decline. What the hell are they doing?

The Marlins think they're in playoff contention now.

The Pirates failed to take advantage of a sellers market because they forgot that only works if you sell.