Chicago Cubs News: Rafael Devers is a perfect trade target

The Chicago Cubs are in the business of getting better right now. They have been rebuilding for a couple of years now and have made it clear that their intention is to start rising up the standings again. So far, the offseason has actually been good to them.

There have been some good acquisitions this offseason but there are a few more that they could make in order to build their team for a better future.

Jed Hoyer has a previous history with the Boston Red Sox as he was a big part of their organization for a long time. Now would be a great time for them to make a big trade that could help both franchises out in the long term.

It doesn’t sound as if they are going to pay Rafael Devers the amount of money that he is commanding. They have already traded Mookie Betts and let Xander Bogaerts walk in free agency so why would anything change with Rafael Devers?

The Chicago Cubs make perfect sense for a Rafael Devers trade right now.

The Cubs have a lot to offer that would make it a good trade for Boston. Guys like Brennan Davis, Pete Crow-Armstrong, or Ed Howard amongst others could be good players that the Boston Red sox consider for a player like Devers. It is going to take a lot in order to make a trade like this if you are the Cubs.

It would be worth it for the Cubs as they could use Devers as what would be a very good infield. Devers would play third, Dansby Swanson would be the shortstop, and Nico Hoerner would be the second baseman. After that, they would just need to work on first base in the long term.

There are going to be a lot of teams involved with Devers but the Cubs have some of the prospect firepower that would be needed in order to make a trade like this.

The Red Sox would be kind of foolish to let a player like Devers leave but if it happens, the Chicago Cubs should be all over it. If they added him right now, they would be considered a playoff contender for sure.