Even with the recent offensive resurgence of Miguel Amaya, the Cubs need to do something to meaningfully shore up the catcher position for the future. Amaya was once viewed as the successor to Willson Contreras and should still be part of the “next great Cubs team,” but the organization views the 25-year-old more as a backup moving forward. That’s why Jed Hoyer worked aggressively to upgrade ahead of the trade deadline.
As first reported by Jacob Zanolla of Ivy League Cubs back on August 4 and subsequently confirmed by Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Cubs engaged the Angels on young catcher Logan O’Hoppe.