Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer has been the subject of fan criticism for years. The Cubs have endured a frustrating tenure under Hoyer’s reign, having missed the playoffs in each of the last four seasons and having not advanced past the National League Wild Card series since 2017.

There is also the looming concern over Kyle Tucker’s one-year contract and failure to lock him up this winter after trading a hefty package to the Houston Astros. However, after trading a resurgent Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees for a little-known prospect in right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet, fans are approaching their boiling points.

According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN, Chicago has designated Poteet for assignment, to which numerous fans expressed their feelings toward Hoyer: Jed disasterclass. — Caleb Williams Fan Club (@CalebFC18) March 27, 2025 Can we DFA the Cubs front office? — SonsofLiberty (@ThomasP11423643) March 27, 2025 This is the latest chapter in the antagonizing relationship between the fanbase and Hoyer, who have rightfully expected more out of this ownership group.

It’s somewhat understandable that Hoyer did not want to pay Bellinger the final two years of a three-year, $80 million deal he had signed in the 2024 offseason. Tucker, Ian Happ, and Pete Crow-Armstrong can lead the outfield, and Poteet showed flashes as a starter for the Yankees last summer. However, now that Poteet has been DFA’d, it already looks like a lopsided trade. Plus, with Cam Smith breaking the Astros’ Opening Day roster, there are further worries about the Tucker trade, too.

This is the final year of Hoyer’s contract and it never quite made sense why he would opt for a potential future move in Poteet over the immediate production of Bellinger. If the Cubs do not perform to their division-winning expectations, expect the Chicago mob to be all over Hoyer.