The Chicago Cubs are "very interested" in a blockbuster trade heading into the deadline. The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is set for Thursday, July 31. The Cubs are expected to be one of the most active teams heading into the deadline.

A recent string of good starts has shown how important Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton could and will need to be for Chicago to make a deep postseason run.

The Chicago Cubs may be getting desperate, or may know the price to acquire starting pitching is a high one at the trade deadline.

The Chicago Cubs need multiple bullpen upgrades and have narrowed their sights on two targets. According to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score, Chicago has looked into Baltimore Orioles’ reliever Seranthony Dominguez and Tampa Bay Rays’ closer Peter Fairbanks.

The Chicago Cubs have needed to add a pitcher to their roster for the last few months. They could pull off a deadline blockbuster for an ace.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Considering Putting Together Trade Package for Atlanta Braves Star. The Chicago Cubs are expected to be busy ahead of the trade deadline.