That shift puts a spotlight on their scouting and player-development infrastructure, which has been revamped in the last few years. The coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the Cubs’ scouting ...

MESA, Ariz. — Off in the left-field corner of Field 3 on the backfields of the Cubs’ spring training complex is a simple setup. Three Edgertronic cameras are lined up behind three pitchers ...

AP Share The Cubs are putting the finishing touches on their adjusted baseball operations structure, hiring former Astros assistant hitting coach Jason Kanzler as director of player development ...

The Cubs have hired Jason Kanzler as director of player development and promoted Ryan Otero to oversee the organization’s pitching department, league sources said. Advertisement Kanzler comes ...

Both teams have some talented young players, though, and development will be key, for the remainder of this season as well as future seasons. The Cubs have more prospects to get excited about than ...

Otero has worked in the Cubs’ player development and research & development departments since 2018, and he worked as the assistant director of pitching last season under Breslow. 4:15PM ...

Even though the Chicago Cubs have missed the playoffs for three ... when Jared Banner was promoted from vice president of player development to assistant general manager. Chicago was aggressive ...

The Mets are bringing in former Cubs bench coach Andy Green in a senior role for player development and reportedly plucking Kris Gross from the Astros for a role in amateur scouting. Green ...

While everyone thought they had acquired that level player in ... a huge role in his development. Turner was a borderline afterthought addition because he signed with the Cubs towards the end ...

slider and the occasional splitter in the Cubs’ cause at some point this season. Lat injuries are tricky to come back from, ...