Chicago Cubs Linked to Trade That Would Boost World Series Chances originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs are one of the best teams in baseball so far this season. While they have been playing at an impressive level throughout the first half of the 2025 campaign, they could still use an upgrade or two.

The Chicago Cubs have ticked off all the boxes when it comes to the intangibles often associated with a championship team. In terms of team character, they’ve shown persistence, true grit, and a tenacious self-confidence not seen on the North Side since the “We never quit” 2016 Cubs brought home the first World Series title in 108 years.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell held rookie Matt Shaw out of the starting lineup on Wednesday, giving the young third baseman a day to focus on his pregame work without worrying too much about the night’s game against the Twins.

Former MLB executive Jim Bowden believes that the Chicago Cubs will be "all-in" at this year's trade deadline.

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer keeps getting the same message from rival officials as he collects information ahead of the July 31 trade deadline: We’re going to wait and see where we stand in the last couple of days.

On Sunday, the Chicago Cubs learned how many other players would join Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

The Chicago Cubs need to find a solution in their bullpen, and a trade with the Atlanta Braves could do the trick.