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Chicago Cubs Linked to Trade That Would Boost World Series Chances originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs are one of the best teams in baseball so far this season. While they have been playing at an impressive level throughout the first half of the 2025 campaign, they could still use an upgrade or two.
The Chicago Cubs enter the month of the trade deadline with very clear needs for Jed Hoyer to address. The biggest need of all is in their starting rotation. Sandy Alcantara, understandably, is a pitcher Cubs fans have been clamoring for really since Opening Day. While he's a big name, he continues to prove the Cubs should go in another direction.
The Chicago Cubs need to find a solution in their bullpen, and a trade with the Atlanta Braves could do the trick.
The Chicago Cubs were warned to stay away from Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen at the 2025 MLB trade deadline.
The Chicago Cubs have been the subject of a ton of trade rumors as the deadline approaches at the end of the month. Expected to be one of the most active teams
The Chicago Cubs are exploring all options to add starting pitching, and Kansas City Royals starter Seth Lugo is a player they could keep their eye on.
That's the spot the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in. Both could use a starting pitcher, and there aren't a ton out there. One guy who might be available is Royals righty Seth Lugo. The Athletic ranks him as the best pitcher on the market after he finished second in AL Cy Young voting last year.
The Chicago Cubs are expected to be one of the busier teams over the course of the next couple of weeks as the trade deadline approaches. In a competitive Natio