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NASHVILLE – Among the rows of computers occupied by the Cubs research and development department, general manager Carter Hawkins spotted a bespectacled man wearing a hat and sneakers.
“I was like, ‘who’s our new R&D guy?’” he said. “And it was [new manager Craig Counsell] on the computer, sitting next to our analyst. Fit in perfectly.”
Counsell was in the Cubs offices last Friday, wasting no time giving his input on a wide range of topics.