From the Wire … Scott Harris Named Cubs Director of Baseball Operations

The Cubs announced Thursday they hired Scott Harris as the team’s new Director of Baseball Operations. The 25-year old Harris has spent the last two years with the MLB front office as the league’s Coordinator of Major League Operations. Harris was an intern for the Reds (2010) and Nationals (2008) prior to taken the position with Major League Baseball. Scott Harris’ duties as Baseball Operations Director include procedural aspects of things such as contract details and arbitration cases.