Pete Crow-Armstrong says any trade-deadline adds will only help Cubs, but ‘I love what we’ve got’
<p>PITTSBURGH – Pete Crow-Armstrong knows what happens at this time of year.</p><p>He knows additions are likely coming the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ way at the trade deadline.</p><p>That’s what happened last year, even if fans were underwhelmed by the multiple moves Jed Hoyer’s front office made, work that was particularly colored after the fact by the team’s briefer-than-hoped stay in the postseason.</p><p>Whether Hoyer <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/22/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-jed-hoyer-pitching-nico-hoerner-buyers-nl-central-standings-brewers" >decides to go big or makes smaller moves</a> that earn gripes from the fan base, there will almost surely be newcomers on the Cubs’ roster come Aug. 4, the day after the deadline.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/02/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-mvp-player-of-the-month-june-stats-babe-ruth-lou-gehrig-shohei-ohtani" >the MVP candidate</a> who hopes to achieve this team’s championship-level goals as much as anyone, is ready for it.</p><p>He’s also ready to see what this group can do when the lights get really, really bright in October.</p><p>What’s his outlook for the rest of the season?</p><p>“I love this team,” he said after a four-hit game in Saturday’s win over the Pirates.
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<p>PITTSBURGH – Pete Crow-Armstrong knows what happens at this time of year.</p><p>He knows additions are likely coming the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ way at the trade deadline.</p><p>That’s what happened last year, even if fans were underwhelmed by the multiple moves Jed Hoyer’s front office made, work that was particularly colored after the fact by the team’s briefer-than-hoped stay in the postseason.</p><p>Whether Hoyer <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/22/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-jed-hoyer-pitching-nico-hoerner-buyers-nl-central-standings-brewers" >decides to go big or makes smaller moves</a> that earn gripes from the fan base, there will almost surely be newcomers on the Cubs’ roster come Aug. 4, the day after the deadline.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/02/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-mvp-player-of-the-month-june-stats-babe-ruth-lou-gehrig-shohei-ohtani" >the MVP candidate</a> who hopes to achieve this team’s championship-level goals as much as anyone, is ready for it.</p><p>He’s also ready to see what this group can do when the lights get really, really bright in October.</p><p>What’s his outlook for the rest of the season?</p><p>“I love this team,” he said after a four-hit game in Saturday’s win over the Pirates. … I love who’s in this clubhouse, just because every single person in here has shown they’re up for the challenge.</p><p>“If we go get pieces, that’s only going to help us, because of the way that we’re playing and what we’re capable of as this current clubhouse. There are a lot of big things that we can achieve with this group.”</p><p>It’s hard to argue with what the Cubs have been doing; they’ve got a 25-12 record since June 11.</p><p>Coming into Sunday, no team had scored more runs (226), drawn more walks (161), reached base at a higher clip (.351) than the Cubs in that span.</p><p>Add in the Gold Glove defense <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/24/game-saving-defense-fires-up-cubs-in-thick-of-division-race-were-at-that-point-every-game-matters" >that’s winning games</a> and a pitching staff that’s getting contributions from both expected and unexpected sources, and the Cubs have recently looked like what their record says they are: one of the best teams in baseball.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong, of course, has been at the heart of it all, combining home-run barrages with dramatically improved on-base skills and best-in-baseball defense in center field.
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- <p>PITTSBURGH – Pete Crow-Armstrong knows what happens at this time of year.</p><p>He knows additions are likely coming the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ way at the trade deadline.</p><p>That’s what happened last year, even if fans were underwhelmed by the multiple moves Jed Hoyer’s front office made, work that was particularly colored after the fact by the team’s briefer-than-hoped stay in the postseason.</p><p>Whether Hoyer <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/22/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-jed-hoyer-pitching-nico-hoerner-buyers-nl-central-standings-brewers" >decides to go big or makes smaller moves</a> that earn gripes from the fan base, there will almost surely be newcomers on the Cubs’ roster come Aug. 4, the day after the deadline.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/02/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-mvp-player-of-the-month-june-stats-babe-ruth-lou-gehrig-shohei-ohtani" >the MVP candidate</a> who hopes to achieve this team’s championship-level goals as much as anyone, is ready for it.</p><p>He’s also ready to see what this group can do when the lights get really, really bright in October.</p><p>What’s his outlook for the rest of the season?</p><p>“I love this team,” he said after a four-hit game in Saturday’s win over the Pirates.
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