As many of us expected, the Chicago Cubs have hired their former catcher David Ross to be their next manager. The move has come with plenty of controversy; unlike in 2014, when most Cubs fans believed that hiring Joe Maddon was the right thing to do, this hire has received a solid mix of positive and negative responses.
Of course, Ross seemed like the favorite from the get-go. After riding off into the sunset hoisted upon the shoulders of his teammates after Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, he joined Theo Epstein’s front office, working as a special assistant for the last three years.