SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer often talks about how easy it is to sell Chicago and the Cubs during recruiting spiels. But during a condensed hiring process with Craig Counsell, according to Hoyer, the manager asked a lot of questions about the club’s plan.
“I’m really excited about our direction and where we’re going, and actually being in our building process,” Hoyer said at the general managers meetings this week. “And I certainly sold Craig on that really hard, not only the core of players we have on the team, but also the young players we have that are mounted on the border, so to speak. And then I also feel like we have financial flexibility. So I believe in that.”
