With the Cubs eliminated from the postseason, the rest of us can join Jed Hoyer in putting the focus on how the Cubs become competitive in 2025. Whether that means real improvement or simply rolling out another roster good enough to sell fans on the plausibility of hope remains to be seen. Heck, we don’t even know if it’ll be Hoyer pulling the strings. Since he’s still got a year left on his contract and has seemingly operated the team in a manner pleasing to ownership, I’ll assume he gets another shot at it.
The biggest obstacle facing the front office this winter is that the Cubs lack a superstar and the willingness to do what it takes to bring one in.