The Chicago Cubs have shown interest in Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, according to Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

With the Braves out of contention and the Cubs making a push toward the World Series, this hypothetical trade proposal between the two teams makes perfect sense.

Given his youth and the fact that he entered the season a career .228/.282/.370 hitter with 10 home runs in 136 career games, it's remarkable that this statement can be uttered in 2025, and yet:  The Chicago Cubs have never had a power-speed threat like Pete Crow-Armstrong.

The Talkin' Baseball crew predicts the Cubs to end up with a couple of stars. They've got both Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez and Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase ending up in Chicago. Suarez is having an incredible season, with 31 homers already. He was hit by pitch in the All-Star Game but stayed in and seemingly is fine.

The Chicago Cubs may have landed a few solid pieces to build depth in their farm system in the later rounds of the MLB draft.

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The Tigers' Javy Baez and the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber were among many with good things to say about the breakout center fielder.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have an infielder that a National League Central division rival has looked at recently in a trade. Noah Hiles of the Pittsb

The Chicago Cubs finished Day 1 of the MLB Draft on Sunday evening, making three total selections. In the first round with the 17th pick, the Cubs selected Ethan Conrad, a center fielder out of Wake Forest.

The Chicago Cubs couldn’t have performed much better than they did in the first half. But they still face questions coming out of the All-Star break.