This is not a new topic (this, or even last, offseason), but Nico Hoerner is sufficiently important to the organization that it’s hard not to at least mention it when there’s a fresh trade rumor mention out there (this is now the third one in the last couple weeks). But I’ll reiterate that the Cubs actually trading Nico Hoerner is extraordinarily unlikely.
The latest comes from Jim Bowden, who said on MLBN Radio that he’s heard the New York Yankees could be in on Hoerner: “I’m being told by opposing GMs that the Yankees are pretty obsessed with adding a right-handed hitter …. I’ve also heard them linked to Nico Hoerner.”
"They're pretty obsessed with adding a right-handed bat."Could Bo Bichette be the #Yankees missing piece?? t.co/fGPbvbj8w4 pic.twitter.com/lnMeLGhYsy
— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) January 5, 2026Just as it was for the Giants, it’s not at all hard to see why the Yankees would want Hoerner. He could either replace Jazz Chisholm at second base if the Yankees trade him, or he could replace Anthony Volpe at shortstop if the Yankees want Volpe playing elsewhere.
The lineup is rebalanced a bit, the defense is improved, and the Yankees are all the better for it. Why not make a phone call to the Cubs, just to see what’s what?
But again, if you’re the Cubs, why are you trading Nico Hoerner? Sure, if the organization wants to fundamentally transform how it operates and become one that typically deals star players in the final year or two before free agency, then there are ways to do it and stay competitive. But that’s usually born at least as much out of financial necessity as it is strategy. The Cubs don’t need to free up $11.5 million by moving Hoerner, and although they could certainly stand to restock the farm system, moving Hoerner creates a significant risk to the 2026 team, which should otherwise be very competitive.
I’ll share again my big picture take on the situation from a previous write-up, but I just don’t think there’s much here beyond teams looking at a guy heading into his walk year, thinking about how great he is, and wondering whether the Cubs might be willing to trade him.
As I said before on this topic:
It should also be noted that this is not a report about active trade talks, or about the Cubs affirmatively going out there and trying to find a deal for Hoerner. Instead, it’s about a team thinking through its options, seeing a possible trade target with a geographic fit and possible extension opportunity. If I were the Giants, I would absolutely be reaching out to the Cubs on Nico Hoerner right now!
Feels like that’s probably as far as it goes, though.
Is there a version of this where trading Nico Hoerner could actually make sense for the Cubs? Sure, I can stretch and come up with it. Basically it would require all of the following:
1.) The Cubs believe they cannot extend/re-sign Hoerner after 2026;
2.) Hoerner’s value in a trade to the Giants (or some other club) is so massively enormous that the Cubs can magically transform their farm system in one fell swoop;
3.) The Cubs believe Matt Shaw is best-suited for second base and will shockingly approach Hoerner’s total projected value in 2026; and
4.) The Cubs know they are landing one of the third baseman in free agency, preferably Alex Bregman.
If all of those things were true, then, OK, yes, it makes a lot of on-paper sense to consider a trade (and there’s a bit of a sliding scale on all of them). But really think about each of those items, and then think about how reasonable it is to expect all of them to be true. Because otherwise, it makes the most sense to keep one of your best players, let him help you win in 2026, and then evaluate the situation going forward as he approaches free agency.
It all just strikes me as fairly unlikely. What seems far more likely is that the Giants are simply doing what they should be doing, and working through all possible options for improving their team. And the Cubs, for their part, are simply doing what they should be doing: listening, on the freak possibility that the Giants want to do something stupid.
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