When the Cubs hired Dan Kantrovitz from the Oakland A’s to run their draft, there was some thought that he was taking a step back from assistant GM to VP of scouting. Even though he had pretty much done the same thing for the Cardinals going back as far as 2012, it wasn’t certain how he would impact the Cubs and what kind of leader he would be for their retooled scouting department.
He had remained mainly under the radar since being hired back in November, but Kantrovitz has made all the media rounds since the days leading up to the draft.