The Red Sox and Giants shook up the MLB trade market Sunday with a surprising blockbuster trade that sent star slugger Rafael Devers from Boston to San Francisco.

Devers posted six seasons with 20-plus home runs as a Red Sox, and he’d slugged 15 in 2025 before being traded. For a team that made an offseason splash by signing Alex Bregman and with playoff expectations, the trade was a surprise to many MLB fan bases.

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer joined 670 The Score’s “Spiegel and Holmes” on Tuesday, and discussed the impact such a trade could have on the broader MLB trade market and what it might mean for his team leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.

“Probably a one-off deal,” Hoyer said of the Devers trade. “I don’t think it jump-starts the market. But as you start to get into this time of year, there’s more conversations that happen. It just keeps ramping up and ramping up.”

It also raises the question of what the Cubs might do before the deadline.

A top Cubs concern is their starting pitching depth. They lost Justin Steele for the season in early April and have been without their other ace, Shota Imanaga, since he suffered a left hamstring strain in early May.

Despite the Cubs’ impressive ability to produce wins and stay atop the NL Central without their two best pitchers, rotation depth still is cause for concern. The bullpen recently has been in great form, posting a 1.57 ERA since May 7 — by far the best mark in baseball. However, you never can have too much pitching.

“The way the game is played now, you got to continue to add pitching when you can,” Hoyer said on 670 The Score. “There’s a reason that all these teams are saying that you need pitching. Everyone has the sense that you can’t have enough depth.”

The Cubs are expected to make some sort of move before the deadline. If they’re to make a deep playoff run, Hoyer and the front office realize they should add depth in any way they can.