Chicago Cubs: Jed Hoyer’s comments are very confusing

Yesterday on ESPN 1000 radio, Jed Hoyer went on to talk about everything related to the Chicago Cubs and where they stand. He made some very good points about the trade deadline but he made some very interesting comments about everything that went on. It isn’t all exactly what Chicago Cubs fans want to hear but it is what they need to hear. He went over a lot of different hot topics that are big storylines surrounding the team.

The Kap and J-Hood Show is the program where he appeared. David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood asked him everything that Cubs fans want to know about the last week of Chicago Cubs transactions and what it means for the future.

Of course, the Cubs traded Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, and Kris Bryant to the New York Yankees, New York Mets, and San Fransisco Giants respectfully. The most important things that Jed Hoyer said on the show revolved around the contract negotiations involving those three players. He wanted to shut down the narrative that they wanted to be there.

He claims that there were plenty of offers but not many counteroffers or a serious interest to sign on the part of the players. Without directly saying it, he implied that those three players didn’t actually want to stay in Chicago.

It appears that the Chicago Cubs were not close to getting deals done with their stars.

It was crazy when he brought up Lance Lynn and his situation with the Chicago White Sox. Hoyer made it a point to talk about how the White Sox and Lynn came to an agreement on a contract with ease after realizing both sides wanted a deal done. It sounds like he wishes his guys would have had the same level of want to be with this team. It never happened and now it is time to move on.

How does Jed Hoyer “move on” from this? Well, it doesn’t sound like he subscribes to the term “rebuild”. However, this is clearly a rebuild. Nick Madrigal and Nico Hoerner are good players but they likely aren’t going to be superstars. The only player worth building around is Willson Contreras who only has one year on his deal as well. That is the definition of a rebuild.

If there is anything that Jed can do this offseason that would come off as smart, it would be to make sure that he is transparent with what they are doing. This ship has sunk fast and based on his conversation with Kap and J-Hood, it isn’t getting fixed anytime soon. All Cubs fans should be checking out the interview for the full experience.