Will Jed Hoyer finally put his stamp on the Chicago Cubs at the winter meetings? – The Denver Post

The 2022 winter meetings convene next Sunday in San Diego, where eight years ago the Chicago Cubs signed Jon Lester in what is considered the most important free-agent signing in franchise history.

Not to put any pressure on team President Jed Hoyer — who was then serving as general manager and best supporting actor to Theo Epstein — but it’s time to put his own stamp on a winter meeting.

An “intelligent” spending spree may be Hoyer’s preferred course of action over a big-ticket item, but we’ll have to wait to see. The teams, media members, agents, honchos and wannabe honchos begin congregating Dec. 4 at a downtown Hyatt Hotel, with the meetings starting the next day and running through Dec. 8.

By that point we should have a good idea of where Hoyer is headed, even if…