Will the Chicago Cubs pursue top-tier free agents? Jed Hoyer vows they will ‘be aggressive’ while weighing ‘intelligent spending.’
One month ago, Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts made clear the organization’s path forward in the offseason would include financial flexibility. How the Cubs allocate their payroll falls on president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. “The ball’s in Jed’s court when it comes to how and where he puts financial resources to work,” Ricketts said Sept. 10. “He’s got a lot of flexibility, so we’ll ...
by Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune
Oct 10, 2022
3 minutes
One month ago, Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts made clear the organization’s path forward in the offseason would include financial flexibility.
How the Cubs allocate their payroll falls on president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer.
“The ball’s in Jed’s court when it comes to how and where he puts financial resources to work,” Ricketts said Sept. 10. “He’s got a lot of flexibility, so we’ll let him do it. Let him decide what he wants to do.”
During the annual end-of-season news conference Monday at Wrigley Field, Hoyer noted Ricketts’ comment is “what someone in my
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