Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins went to Las Vegas this week t o lay the groundwork for the 2026 season, just like the executives from the other 29 teams.

The message the top executives sent back to Chicago Cubs fans was they would focus on pitching, feeling the position players are basically set with everyone coming back but one guy.

That one guy is the top-ranked free agent on the market, Kyle Tucker, but never mind that for now.

Hoyer told reporters at the GM meetings that the Cubs could “play a game tomorrow if we needed” because they have players returning at every position. Though the weather in Chicago was better than it was at most home games in April and early May, Wrigley Field was getting ready for Saturday’s Michigan-Northwestern game, so there was no need for Hoyer to prove i

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