The Craig Counsell sweepstakes is over, and the Chicago Cubs are the winners. The ex-Milwaukee Brewers supervisor was in excessive demand as many groups had been reportedly in on the supervisor, however he has determined to hitch the Cubs.
The Milwaukee Brewers weren’t re-signing Craig Counsell to a brand new deal after his previous one expired, so he is crossing division traces to hitch the Cubs. He’ll start attempting to get them to the playoffs this yr.
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Ken Rosenthal broke the information that Counsell shall be changing David Ross because the Cubs supervisor. Ross is a former participant who received the World Collection with the crew however didn’t have a ton of success as a supervisor.
Thus, the crew opted to go for Counsell, who a number of groups expressed curiosity in. The New York Mets, who simply named Carlos Mendoza their supervisor, had been rumored to be in on Counsell.
The Houston Astros and different groups additionally had reported curiosity, however all of them misplaced out to the Cubs, who’ve what many take into account a top-tier supervisor on the town.
Cubs land Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell joins Cubs
Counsell persistently had the Milwaukee Brewers within the postseason and in competition for the NL Central title. That is one thing that has not been true of the Chicago Cubs.
This yr, they had been a shocking contender for a wild card spot. They did not get one however had been in a heated race principally all the way down to the wire. With a core of Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki, the Cubs have one thing Counsell can work with.
They could not have the pedigree of the Brewers roster, however Counsell appeared to persistently get essentially the most out of what they did have on the membership. Cubs brass appears to love that, and that is why they’re handing the reigns over to Counsell within the hopes that he can proceed their upward trajectory in 2024 and past.
The Cubs favored him a lot that Craig Counsell’s contract is for 5 years and $40 million, essentially the most for a supervisor within the present MLB.
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Edited by Zachary Roberts