Jed Hoyer Gets 5-Year Extension! What It Means for the Cubs’ Future #chicagocubs

Sports Talk Chicago

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🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Jed Hoyer just signed a five-year extension to remain the Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations — locking in his leadership for what could become a 20-year run in Chicago. Joey breaks down the timing of this deal and whether or not Hoyer has truly earned the extension yet. #hoyer MVP Injury Law https://mvpinjurylaw.com/

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0:44.3	And now with your host, Joey Christopoulos.
0:47.5	Hello, everyone, and welcome in to Sports Talk Chicago.
0:48.8	I am Joey Christopoulos.
0:49.8	Happy Saturday.
0:52.4	Hope you're having an absolutely wonderful weekend. Let's talk about Jed Hoyer and the Chicago Cubs reaching a five-year extension.
0:57.8	President of Operations Jed Hoyer is going to stick around for what could possibly be his 19th season, maybe even 20 years with the Chicago Cubs.
1:06.0	Now, let me start by saying that I believe that Jed Hoyer has done a good job as general manager of the Chicago Cubs.
1:15.8	Sure, there are plenty of things that we can criticize.
1:19.3	And trust me, I've done plenty of that criticism here on this show.
1:23.6	As a Cubs fan, do I wish sometimes that they acted like a big boy organization,
1:29.1	that they would go out and spend the big money for the big fish free agent.
1:35.1	To this point, the Chicago Cubs haven't done that.
1:37.5	They're still, the highest paid player in Chicago Cubs history is still Jason Hayward.
1:42.5	Danes v. Swanson, not that far away.
1:44.0	They still haven't paid a player over $200 million in the span of a contract yet.
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