Remember back in early August when the Cubs lost two of three to the bumbling Mets and were nearly swept because they kept pitching to Pete Alonso? The hulking slugger blasted four homers and drove in 10 of the 17 runs for his team, all of which would have been preventable had someone with the Cubs just decided to make literally anyone else beat them.
That series may have reminded Jed Hoyer of that old saying that if you can’t beat them, you should join them. Or get them to join you, as the case may be.