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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Callers react to Jed Hoyer's contract extension with Cubs

Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy

Sports

4.6632 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes took calls from Score listeners who reacted to Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer reaching a multi-year contract extension with the organization.

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0:00.0

Spiegel and Holmes.

0:01.0

We're going to do that show this year, yes.

0:03.0

The Spiegel guy.

0:05.0

Lawrence, don't call me Larry.

0:07.0

Afternoons on the score.

0:10.0

I've had times when I was six months past my contract in my career.

0:15.0

I've been in the last year a bunch of times, so it can't affect it.

0:18.0

I mean, I just say the same thing over and over, which is, you know, I'm employed by the rickets to, you know, sign players and build a team as best I can. Sometimes that's thinking about the future entirely. We've done at times. Sometimes that's blending them. Sometimes that's really saying, okay, now is the right time. And really, that's what is going to determine that the actions we make is like, what is the right thing for this team that's really saying, okay, now is the right time. And really that's what is going to determine that the actions we make is like,

0:39.7

what is the right thing for this team, this organization?

0:44.0

I love the bump back here.

0:45.8

This is, this is Alex pulling out the baby I got your money by ODB and Kalees.

0:53.9

Let's go. See, he knows. He can speak. He can hang. Because Jed's got the money right now. He really did. He really did. It's interesting. Maybe some people think it's as simple as this team and this person like each other. They're like working with each other. And things are going well right now. And

1:12.6

you know, maybe it's, is it just that simple? I think it's more involved than that because I think

1:18.0

it informs the conversation about all things here at the deadline. But you yourself have said it,

1:24.5

Lawrence, when you were out there on the Friday a couple weeks ago, how comfortable he looked. So comfortable. Jeff was looking good, man. Fresh, fresh fade going on. Had the good polo going. Shirts fit tight. Yeah, he's been working out. Kids been in the gym. Feels good about that. You know, he's out there just like, yeah, everything's great.

1:44.8

We're first place.

1:45.9

Teams playing well.

1:47.0

I mean, I know Cam Smith looks like he might be real good in Houston for no money. But Hayden Wazniewski's out for the year. Perrides has been on and off. He's been all right. He's been all right. then he was hurt for a while.

1:41.7

Kyle Tucker's killing it.

1:42.9

Like that's a really good baseball trade.

1:45.1

That's the way a baseball trade is supposed to work.

1:47.9

I'm like, Right? Then he was hurt for a while. Kyle Tucker's killing it. Like, that's a really good baseball trade.

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