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Pitching, pitching and more pitching on Jed Hoyer’s mind as championship-chasing Cubs approach trade deadline

Welcome to mid July at Wrigley Field, where all eyes are on August and October. The trade deadline is Aug. 3. It’s then that team president Jed Hoyer faces his last big chance to bolster a Cubs roster with championship-level expectations. That means pitching, pitching and more pitching as the team emerges from the All-Star break in playoff position but still hobbled from an avalanche of pitching injuries. “We’re not ruling out any kind of position-player transaction,” Hoyer said Friday, “but…
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