Cubs GM: Filling veteran leadership void a priority

CHICAGO -- Calling the lack of leadership in the clubhouse in 2018 a "miscalculation" the Chicago Cubs are searching for their next David Ross.

The former catcher turned Cubs executive/ESPN broadcaster famously won over Chicago and the Cubs locker room in 2015 and 2016 helping the team to a World Championship.

But the Cubs haven't replaced that kind of leadership since Ross retired, making it one goal of the current offseason.

"We didn't have anyone like that on the roster last year," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said from the winter meetings on Monday. "I did think there was a bit of a void to be honest with you. That's not to say we don't have a bunch of guys that have leadership…