At his end-of-season postmortem with the media at Wrigley Field, Cubs president Theo Epstein looked to the future in a broader way than simply focusing on identifying the team’s next manager.
In regard to scouting and player development, Epstein called it a “good opportunity to think about how we would set it up from scratch if we were doing it today.”
He specifically mentioned adding directors of hitting and pitching, moves that are now official. In an announcement Thursday, the Cubs named Justin Stone director of hitting and Craig Breslow director of hitting. Breslow will also serve as special assistant to the president and general manager.