After the Chicago Cubs were eliminated in the NL Wild Card game, Theo Epstein ultimately decided to part ways with hitting coach Chili Davis. A bit later, pitching coach Jim Hickey stepped down from his post. Now Anthony Iapoce takes the reigns as hitting coach, and Tommy Hottovy was promoted to pitching coach as well as a few other additions to the staff like former Cub Chris Denorfia and Mark Loretta.
Both Davis and Hickey only lasted one year, and while Hickey leaving was a bit of a surprise, the writing was on the wall for Davis.