There are rumors that the Cubs want to trade for and sign Rafael Devers, and they have the money to do that, but the price would be steep. For HoF-bound Devers, the gutsy Tanner Houck (who seems not to get along with Alex Cora), and either cash or one or two AAAA-level starting pitchers, the Cubs would have to give up Pete Crow-Armstrong (somewhere between a good CF and the next Fred Lynn), the good-but-unproven Hayden Wesneski, as well as both Cade Horton and Jordan Wicks, one or both of whom will be a top-half starting pitcher by 2025.
There are rumors that the Cubs want to trade for and sign Rafael Devers, and they have the money to do that, but the price would be steep. For HoF-bound Devers, the gutsy Tanner Houck (who seems not to get along with Alex Cora), and either cash or one or two AAAA-level starting pitchers, the Cubs would have to give up Pete Crow-Armstrong (somewhere between a good CF and the next Fred Lynn), the good-but-unproven Hayden Wesneski, as well as both Cade Horton and Jordan Wicks, one or both of whom will be a top-half starting pitcher by 2025.