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July 28: Are Cubs going for it?
In a surprising move, the Cubs reached a deal to acquire third baseman Isaac Paredes for Christopher Morel and two prospects on Sunday. The move to add Paredes comes a day after the team picked up pitcher Nate Pearson from the Blue Jays.

Both Paredes and Pearson are controllable for multiple years beyond 2024, which is in line with the Trade Deadline strategy president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer laid out last week.

MLB Network insider Jon Heyman hears the Cubs have also checked in on Giants left-hander Blake Snell, who is owed $30 million in 2025 but can opt out to test free agency this offseason.

The Cubs have been mentioned as a possible seller, with Cody Bellinger, Jameson Taillon and Nico Hoerner chief among their trade candidates. While Chicago’s moves to add Paredes and Pearson may not preclude it from trading away one or more of those pieces, the team’s interest in Snell would seem to indicate that it is closer to a buyer than a seller right now.

July 27: Cubs acquire Pearson in trade with Blue Jays
Although the Cubs could trade away some players prior to the Trade Deadline, with Cody Bellinger, Jameson Taillon and Héctor Neris among their potential trade candidates, they added to their big league roster on Saturday with the acquisition of Nate Pearson from the Blue Jays, taking a chance on a former highly touted prospect as they look toward 2025 and beyond. More >

July 24: Cubs believed to be 'dangling' Bellinger in trade talks
MLB Network insider Jon Heyman said Wednesday during his live stream on Bleacher Report that he believes the Cubs "are dangling" Cody Bellinger in trade discussions.

Heyman said the Cubs will deal Bellinger if they are able, but indicated that it won't be easy to get a swap done given his down season and the parameters of his three-year contract, which has him slated to earn at least $25 million per season and gives him the ability to opt out after 2024 and 2025.

"Bellinger, they will move," Heyman said of the Cubs, "but the big question there is will anybody take that contract, or how much would [the Cubs] have to pay to trade him? ... The Cubs are going to have to offset that contract if they are going to trade him anywhere."

Last season's National League Comeback Player of the Year has nine home runs and a 108 OPS+ through 97 games this year. In 2023, Bellinger hit 26 homers and logged a 136 OPS+ in 130 games. His barrel rate, hard-hit rate and sweet-spot rate all sit in the 30th percentile or lower. Plus, he has made two trips to the injured list this year. He missed two weeks earlier this season due to a rib fracture and has been sidelined since July 11 with a fractured finger.

Bellinger could return to the Cubs' lineup by the end of the month, assuming he is still a Cub by that point.

July 24: Why Taillon is a name to watch on trade market
With the Cubs signaling that they plan to focus on the future at this year’s Trade Deadline, Jameson Taillon could become a popular name on the trade market, as The Athletic's staff (subscription required) explained on Wednesday.

The Cubs’ roster is not exactly replete with players who have a ton of trade value, whether it’s due to performance, contract status or injury issues, complicating their ability to sell at the Deadline. Chicago also wants to try to contend in 2025, so it is unlikely to move key pieces such as Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga.

Taillon is signed through 2026, so Chicago could choose to keep him around to be part of its rotation a year from now. However, it might make more sense to shop the 32-year-old righty at a time when quality starting pitching is in high demand but short supply.

Taillon is having an excellent season, posting a 2.96 ERA over 17 starts after finishing up with a 3.38 ERA in his final 16 appearances (15 starts) last year. But at his age and with his injury history, he may have more value to the Cubs as a trade chip right now than he will as a rotation piece over the final two years of his contract.

The Athletic names the Orioles and Padres as two potential fits for Taillon. USA Today's Bob Nightengale also reported recently that the Yankees and Red Sox had engaged in talks with the Cubs about the veteran hurler. Taillon has a limited no-trade clause that gives him the ability to submit a list of teams to which he can block a trade each year, but it’s unknown which teams are on his list.