Friday’s events at Wrigley Field capped a busy week for the Chicago Cubs that started with a multiyear contract extension for President Jed Hoyer.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ targeted, incremental moves around the trade deadline did not leave chairman Tom Ricketts disappointed. Roughly 74 hours before Thursday’s 5 p.m. CT deadline, the Cubs announced a contract extension for president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, whose group has built one of the National League’s best teams.

The Chicago Cubs came into the month of July needing to add a pitcher to their starting rotation, but it didn't happen, and now the team could struggle.