Cubs update on Joe Ryan, Reid Detmers, and Sonny Gray should be of interest to Chicago fans

Cubs update on Joe Ryan, Reid Detmers, and Sonny Gray should be of interest to Chicago fans originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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There aren’t many more teams around Major League Baseball who will be more interesting to watch at this year’s deadline than the Chicago Cubs. 

The Cubs have an obvious need for starting pitching, but it’s important to recognize that Jed Hoyer hasn’t exactly been the best executive in baseball over the past few years at making the right and necessary moves. That’s why when they’re linked to some of the top players on the trade market, I start to question it.

However, the Cubs’ potential plans were recently examined by a reporter, with multiple names mentioned. 

Guys like Joe Ryan, Reid Detmers, and Sonny Gray were all considered potential options for Chicago.

“The Cubs need pitching, pitching and more pitching. Oh yeah, did I mention pitching? Skubal is the obvious name and Robbie Ray will be available, but someone controllable would make more sense for Chicago. I expect Jed Hoyer and Co. to add at least one pitcher at the deadline after they added Edward Cabrera in the offseason. Sonny Gray is a name that makes sense here and so does Reid Detmers, but if Hoyer wants to swing big, he should look to make a splash with another team in the Midwest,” Robert Murray wrote.

Out of this mix, I’d love Ryan, but I know he’d be the most expensive of the bunch. Detmers is a really interesting name, while Gray is probably somebody I’d pass on at the moment. 

Regardless, if the Cubs end up with any of these three guys, I think it would be a step in the right direction. The only one I wouldn’t love is Gray, and it’s mostly because of his age.

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