Jed Hoyer described it as a “great feeling” to hear Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts say the president of baseball operations has the flexibility to use financial resources how he sees fit this offseason.
“If we get to a place where we ask for a significant amount of money or to sign one player or several players, I have no doubt that we’ll have his blessing,” Hoyer said during his end-of-season press conference Monday. “And I have no doubt the resources will be there.”
Don’t expect, however, a total reversal of the Cubs’ offseason approach from last year, when their big acquisitions were outfielder Seiya Suzuki (five-year, $85 million deal contract) and Marcus Stroman (three years, $71 million).