"It's hard when you see other teams you're competing with get really good players, but those aren't decisions you're making in the moment," GM Carter Hawkins told ESPN. We have a responsibility to the 2025 Cubs but also the 2032 Cubs. So where do those trade deadline decisions leave the Cubs entering the stretch run? We asked a panel of three MLB insiders -- a coach, an executive and a scout -- to assess Chicago's post-trade deadline roster. Post-MLB trade deadline guide How playoff hopes have risen or fallen -- and what comes next -- for all 30 teams.