Cubs have to decide what they want to be in 2025 before inquiring about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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00:00If you're the Cubs and winning in 25 matters most, what would you be willing to trade to

00:05the Blue Jays for Vlad Guerrero Jr.?

00:07Who on the major league team would you consider including and how many prospects?

00:13Well you have to have this thought exercise.

00:15If you do what we do and you are the Cubs and you're thinking about what you want to

00:19be this season.

00:21But you've got to determine that before you have this conversation if you're Jed Hoyer

00:25and Tom Ricketts and Carter Hawkins.

00:28What do you want to be this season?

00:30Do you want to be the best team in the NL Central?

00:33Or do you want to be a team that challenges the Dodgers for the NL pennant?

00:38And there is a difference there.

00:40It affects your ambition.

00:42It affects what your willingness to do.

00:44What you're willing to give up.

00:46If you have circle 2025 as the year to go for it because you have Kyle Tucker for one

00:51season more than likely, then you will put together a package to entice the Blue Jays

00:59to part with Vlad Guerrero Jr.

01:01He is that guy.

01:03He is a young star.

01:05You at the end of last season were a team that didn't have any stars.

01:10You added Kyle Tucker, nice start.

01:13Here's another guy who could be there for the taking.

01:16Would you take Seiya Suzuki and two prospects?

01:19Would Seiya Suzuki waive his no trade clause to go to Toronto so he could play in the outfield

01:23and be happy?

01:24Maybe.

01:25Don't know.

01:26This is all hypothetical.

01:27But when a guy goes public with his desire to play one more year in Toronto and be open

01:34about the fact that they couldn't come to an agreement, this is an invitation for teams

01:38like the Cubs to make their best offer.

01:42So Jed, make your best offer.