Column: Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer hints at impending moves while looking toward the future. ‘Life comes at you fast.’

It was only a couple of weeks ago that team President Jed Hoyer was talking up the chances of the Chicago Cubs becoming buyers at the trade deadline. But an 11-game losing streak, coupled with the Milwaukee Brewers’ sudden revival, turned the narrative upside-down, forcing Hoyer into sell mode as the deadline closes in.