Bullpen catcher Chad Noble has left the Cubs

Photo by Jon Durr/Getty ImagesEvery team’s got a bullpen catcher. He’s not a player, but he does help with player-type duties, specifically catching in the bullpen, but also warming up players and being a quasi-member of the coaching staff.

Chad Noble was brought on to the Cubs staff in 2014. And now, he’s departing:

Chad Noble, formerly the Cubs' bullpen catcher, will join the Pirates as a catching coordinator, per sources. That's a position John Baker said in November the Pirates were looking to add.

— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) January 5, 2022 Congratulations to Noble — that’s now an official coaching position. And you can see the connection, as John Baker was a Cubs player in 2014 and…