Paul Sullivan: Two years after the great sell-off, are the Cubs in a better position?
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Jul 19, 2023
3 minutes
CHICAGO — The narrative that the Chicago Cubs are facing an Aug. 1 deadline to decide on their future has been bandied about recently, and it makes sense considering two of their biggest stars can leave as free agents at the end of the season.
But Cubs management really made the biggest decision on its path forward two years ago when president Jed Hoyer executed the Great Summer Sell-Off of 2021, starting with the Anthony Rizzo trade to the New York Yankees on July 29.
Whether you agreed with his moves or not, there was
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