Column: No big splash for Cubs or White Sox at trade deadline

Cubs President Jed Hoyer watches batting practice at Sloan Park on Feb. 19, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

By Paul Sullivan | psullivan@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune

PUBLISHED: August 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: August 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM CDT

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On trade deadline day, Cubs President Jed Hoyer made some low-key moves while White Sox GM Chris Getz held on to Luis Robert Jr.

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Column: Lots of ‘bolstering’ as the trade deadline passes — but no big splash for Cubs or White Sox

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