Jed Hoyer

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Jed Hoyer, the Cubs president of baseball operations, joining us now on Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score.

Jed, thanks for coming on with us today.

We're good.

I did not know that Hurricane was going to be your introductory music, so I'm a little taken aback by that, but if you're good with it, we are too.

uh we unfortunately our timing is not ideal when we're talking to you after two losses to the brewers and uh a setback with crosstown take losing two out of three that emotional game on sunday drew it out of everybody i think what is what is your mindset and your opinion of just what you saw from your team over those last two series so far yeah i know we haven't played very well for the last 10 games i think that's uh

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Jed, I know I tend to say that if I've thought about it, then you've thought about it, because this is your job and not as much mine.

What is the danger in setting a market when it comes to starting pitching?

You have your own agenda.

Cubs fans have their own agenda when it comes to understanding the injuries that are placed in front of you.

And even though we're still far away from the trade deadline, we have seen teams go out before the deadline aggressively and try to get somebody they need.

But what is what's the mindset behind the apprehension, especially in this market?

And then also, you know, just what are the flip sides?

What's the risk management you do in a thought process like that?

Well, and the reason I bring it up is, number one, I know it's not pitching, but the Luis Urias trade that happened previously did kind of break my brain a little bit and forced me to think about this stuff before the deadline.

And then also, it was Justin Steele's update on social media when he told us about the reevaluation process and the setback he had, where I was thinking to myself, oh, man.

Like, does this affect you guys at the deadline?