CHICAGO – Jed Hoyer insists this time won't be like 2011 for the Chicago Cubs. The team's new president of baseball operations said Wednesday that Chicago plans to retool rather than bring out the wrecking ball the way it did nine years ago.
Still, this one will leave a mark.In his first major deal since replacing friend Theo Epstein, Hoyer sent NL Cy Young Award runner-up Yu Darvish and catcher Victor Caratini to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Zach Davies and four young minor leaguers Tuesday night.
On deck: Willson Contreras? Maybe Kris Bryant, Javier Báez or Anthony Rizzo?Nothing is off the table, though Hoyer was adamant: The Cubs aren't following the 2011 plan.