“Eleven days ago, we were fully on the buy side of this transaction and everyone was calling about that,” Hoyer told reporters at Wrigley Field on Thursday.
Hoyer watched his team go from first place in the National League Central to 8 1/2 games out in the span of a couple of weeks thanks to an 11-game losing streak.
“When you’re in this moment and your playoff odds get into single digits, at this time of the year, you have to keep one eye on the future,” Hoyer said.
At the top of other teams’ wish lists could be Cubs All-Stars Craig Kimbrel and Kris Bryant, along with veterans Javy Baez and Anthony Rizzo.
The Cubs have played meaningful baseball games since 2015 but began to underachieve after winning the World Series in 2016.
When we’ve struggled, we’ve struggled more than we should have given our talent level.
The Cubs’ struggles at the plate led former team executive Theo Epstein to declare the offense broken back in 2018.