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Chicago Cubs hire Craig Driver to round out coaching staff

The Cubs made their final addition to the big league coaching staff over the weekend, bringing in Craig Driver from the Phillies to serve as first base and catching coach.

Driver is the fourth and final hire to the staff, filling the hole Brian Butterfield left when he went with Joe Maddon to Anaheim. Driver was notably the catchers coach at Yale University along with his role in Philadelphia as the catching/bullpen receiving coach. A crucial addition to the Cubs, as this could pay dividends for the current catchers in the clubhouse.

Driver, 31, brings in experience along with youth, a rare combination these days.