Carter Hawkins reveals how Cubs are preparing for the MLB trade deadline

We've officially reached the month of Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline, but recent rumors would suggest that the Chicago Cubs have already cast a wide net as they look for improvements to their starting rotation, another bat (and potentially a starting third baseman named Eugenio Suarez), and possibly another arm for their bullpen. The Cubs have been busy, and general manager Carter Hawkins took to 670 The Score on Tuesday to provide insight into the front office's plan.

“You always cast a really wide net at the deadline, especially when you’re just entering July like we are right now,” Hawkins told the Mully and Haugh Show. “Certainly, with the way our team is playing, we’re in a position where we want to reinforce our team, where we want to improve our team."

The Cubs' general manager confirmed that adding to their pitching staff is the most glaring need the team currently has, but also added that the team is looking at potentially adding a bat. Recent reporting would suggest the Cubs aren't just looking to add a bat before the deadline, but there is an expectation that they will do so.

Carter Hawkins' latest comment quietly reveals how Cubs are approaching deadline

After going .500 in June, the rest of the National League Central, except the Pittsburgh Pirates, have caught up to the Cubs. Entering this week, the Cubs held a two-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers and a three-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals. The deadline represents an opportunity for the Cubs to truly flaunt their financial advantage over their NL Central counterparts. With the prospects the Cubs have to offer, and if Tom Ricketts green-lights the front office adding money, there is no trade that the Cubs can't make at the deadline.

There's no other option for the Cubs but to be aggressive at the deadline. Entering the final months of the season with no Kyle Tucker extension in place, the 2025 season is designed to be a season where the Cubs push their chips to the middle of the table to contend for the World Series. And, a reminder, the Cubs used barely any of the $30MM saved from trading Cody Bellinger last offseason. After missing on Alex Bregman, if money is the reason they don't make impact moves at the deadline, there will need to be answers from Tom Ricketts.

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