Cubs announce 2019 Major League Coaching Staff … Tommy Hottovy named pitching coach … Terrmel Sledge named assistant hitting coach … Chris Denorfia named quality assurance coach The Cubs named Tommy Hottovy as pitching coach, Terrmel Sledge as assistant hitting coach and Chris Denorfia as quality assurance coach. Furthermore, Mike Borzello has had associate pitching coach added to his title. Thursday’s announcement rounds out manager Joe Maddon’s 2019 major league coaching staff: Brian … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Contreras Leaves AFL Game Early, Another Change in Player Development and Other Cubs News
Baseball’s second season kicks into high gear today. Friday at 4:00pm CST is the deadline for clubs to make qualifying offers to free agents. And free agency begins at 11:01pm CST on Friday night. It could be a rather busy start to the weekend throughout the game. Buster Olney reported late Thursday after the six-player trade between the Mariners and Rays was announced that general managers he spoke with said there was “a ton of trade conversation going on.” With the GM Meetings beginning … [Read more...]
John Mallee Talks Hitting and the Cubs on Inside the Clubhouse
Cubs’ hitting coach John Mallee spent the last segment of Saturday’s Inside the Clubhouse (670 The Score) talking about several of his players with Bruce Levine and Jordan Bernfield. The Cubs have a dynamic group of young hitters John Mallee and Eric Hinske work with on a daily basis. Mallee discussed the challenges young players deal with in the majors, the adjustments that were recently made with Jorge Soler and the slight change Kris Bryant made to his swing. John Mallee explained the … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staff and Coordinators for the 2015 Season
The Cubs announced the managers and coaching staff Wednesday for each of its minor league affiliates and the organization’s minor league coordinators for the 2015 season. The 2015 season will be the first year for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High-A), South Bend Cubs (Low-A) and the Eugene Emeralds (Short-Season Low-A) in the Cubs’ system, joining the Iowa Cubs (Triple-A) and Tennessee Smokies (Double-A). Marty Pevey (Triple-A Iowa), Buddy Bailey (Double-A Tennessee), Mark Johnson (High-A … [Read more...]
Hitting Coach John Mallee Talked Philosophy, Approach and Working with the Cubs
For the fourth time in four seasons the Cubs will have a new hitting coach. While the job of a Major League hitting coach is often overstated, the front office realizes the importance of making the right hire the third time around with the first wave of talent pushing its way to the big league team. Theo Epstein joked with the beat writers that the Cubs hitting coach position has been like the “Spinal Tap drumming situation” before admitting the Cubs are hopeful they have finally found the … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staffs and Coordinators for the 2014 Season
The Cubs announced the coaching staffs for all minor league levels and field coordinators on Wednesday. There was very little turnover or changes made to the coaching staffs that were in the Cubs' system a year ago with the exception of the pitching coaches. Marty Pevey (Triple-A Iowa), Buddy Bailey (Double-A Tennessee), Dave Keller (High-A Daytona), Mark Johnson (Low-A Kane County) and Gary Van Tol (Short-Season, Low-A Boise) were retained to run the five upper level teams in the Cubs' … [Read more...]
Cubs Prospects Stay Hot in Arizona and Other Minor League News
Kris Bryant and Albert Almora are off to excellent starts in the Arizona Fall League, and Bryant put on a show on Friday afternoon. Bryant hit not one, but two, big flies and just missed a third. Bryant hit what was described as a "moonshot" in the fourth inning that cleared the berm in left field at HoHoKam Park. Bryant’s second homer went to right and he finished the game 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double, four RBI and three runs scored. Kris Bryant is hitting .423/.448/.962 in his first … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staffs and Field Coordinators for 2013
The Cubs announced the coaching staffs for all minor league levels and field coordinators on Tuesday morning. The Cubs retained several coaches and reassigned a few of them to different levels of the system as well as added a few new coaches to the organization. Marty Pevey will manage the I-Cubs after serving as the minor league catching coordinator for the last three seasons. Brian Harper, as expected, was named hitting coach of the I-Cubs. Harper managed the Smokies in 2011 and the D-Cubs … [Read more...]
Cubs Off-Season Kicks into Gear
The Cubs off-season picked up a little steam when news surfaced that the team had a low-level, informal discussion with Ryan Dempster about a possible return to the North Side of Chicago. The Cubs down played the discussion. Dempster is a free agent and is expected to sign a multi-year contract. The Cubs announced Thursday the hiring of Anthony Iapoce as a special assistant to the GM for player development. Iopace spent the last three seasons as the minor league hitting coordinator for the … [Read more...]