Cubs in the hunt for pitching help — regardless of Yu Darvish's status

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In a perfect short-term scenario, injured right-hander Yu Darvish hopes to accelerate his throwing program by next weekend. But that won’t affect the Cubs’ efforts to acquire another starting pitcher before the July 31 trade deadline. “No matter what happens, we’re going to try to acquire pitching and try to acquire depth,” Jed Hoyer said Saturday night before the Cubs faced the Pardres at Petco Park. “I don’t think (Darvish’s status) makes a difference. That’s going to be our focus, no matter what.” Hoyer acknowledged there has been a lot of dialogue involving several teams. “But to give a firm update, there’s no update until there’s a deal,” Hoyer said. “The activity will keep ramping up on

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