The tough pill to swallow is that the Cubs did not secure a top-five prospect from the Padres organization in return. But when you understand the situation, Hoyer was in — and the leverage Padres GM AJ Preller had. Full Story »
From an out-of-town fan's perspective the Cubs made themselves so phenomenally uninteresting, unentertaining! First Nick C, then Gary Plessy, then Joe (good riddance),then WGN, then Kelly Crull, then Jason Kipnis, and Albert, and Schwarbs, then Len K, then Jon, now Yu, and Victor. Plus we're still stuck with Bryant and Kimbrel. Not a lot to like, certainly not a lot to get excited about. ~Jack