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Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has given his vote of confidence for manager David Ross whenever asked this season. On Tuesday, Hoyer took it a step further.
Fans have voiced plenty of frustrations with Ross this season – so it goes for any manager of a slumping team with high expectations – but the most consistent complaints have revolved around bullpen management.
“I’ve put Rossy in a tough spot, to a certain extent” Hoyer said.
When Hoyer and his front office went about supplementing the bullpen this offseason, they followed a similar script to recent years.