Merry Cubsmas BCB! Today is the first day of the 12 Days of Cubsmas and the single most important move the Cubs made in 2019 was allowing Joe Maddon’s contract to expire so that they could hire former backup catcher David Ross to the position.
As Al wrote earlier this year, David Ross will be either the 55th or 61st Cubs manager depending on how you count the bizarre “College of Coaches” experience.
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By hiring Ross the Cubs have embraced the trend of hiring managers with no coaching experience but a lot of communications and PR savvy.