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3 Trades the Cubs Should Make

On Sunday the baseball world was shocked by a monumental trade of Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants. While his name had popped up in trade rumors during the offseason and spring training, close to no one expected him to be traded in the middle of June to the Giants. As Cubs fans, we can only hope that this wakes Jed Hoyer and the front office up and opens them up to a monumental trade. The Cubs are unanimously a Top 5 team in MLB, and should be treating their season like they’re in “win-now” mode. Jed Hoyer has made it clear, though, that the Cubs only plan to make big moves for pitchers before the deadline, whether it be a starter or reliever. As more and more teams become sellers, here are three trades that the Cubs could and should make before it’s too late.

Who Could the Cubs Trade for?

11 Jun 2025 18:03

Maybe the biggest trade rumor involving the Cubs in 2025 has been a trade with the Marlins for 2022 Cy Young winner, Sandy Alcantara. It’s no secret that Sandy hasn’t looked the same since his various injuries, though. He’s sitting at an ERA of 7.89 (5.04 FIP) in 12 starts this season so far. His velocity is still there, but nothing is fooling the hitters he’s facing. A potential buy low candidate is what a lot of teams have been looking at him as, and his additional 2 years of control after 2025 make him more desirable. Still, I don’t think he would net nearly as big of a package as he would’ve gotten last offseason. The Marlins GM is very stingy, and if a package for Sandy isn’t right, he’ll have no problem holding onto him for the 2nd half hoping that he’ll bounce back and demand more prospects. People may point out that even Rick Sutcliffe had an ERA of 5.15 in his 15 starts with Cleveland before winning a Cy Young for the Cubs after being traded in June of 1984. This is a pretty similar situation, but I think in today’s world the Cubs will need to set out for an ace, even if it’s just a rental.

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