Who is cubs new manager

Chicago wouldn't have to spend the whole difference to make multiple splashes this offseason. The Cubs have not had an official general manager since last offseason, when team president Theo Epstein stepped away from the organization.

Jed Hoyer was then elevated into Epstein's position, vacating his post as general manager. Hoyer still ran the baseball operations department, rendering the lack of a GM less alarming than it appears.

Oct 15, at pm ET 1 min read. Getty Images. The Chicago Cubs on Friday named Carter Hawkins as their new general manager Hawkins, 37 and most recently an assistant general manager with the Cleveland baseball club, had spent nearly 14 years in the organization. Watch Now:. Cubs name Carter Hawkins as new general manager R. Hawkins, 37, graduated from Vanderbilt University in and earned four letters on the Commodores baseball team. He was among a list of finalists reported last week by The Athletic , which also included Carlos Rodriguez Rays vice president of player development and international scouting , James Harris Cleveland vice president of player development and Jeremy Zoll Twins assistant general manager.

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Ravens: 'Just trying to score'. Avalanche's Bowen Byram exits with upper-body injury in first period vs. Detroit big man Kelly Olynyk out at least 6 weeks with knee injury. Log In. Real Time. Top News. Cubs targeting Cleveland's Carter Hawkins as new general manager: Sources. Go Deeper. Patrick Mooney. Oct Cubs president Jed Hoyer narrows search for next GM as finalists emerge. The Chicago Cubs have not had a general manager since Jed Hoyer was promoted to President of Baseball Operations last fall, but that is reportedly about to change, as the team has zeroed in on its next G.

Hawkins has been with the Cleveland organization since when he was hired as an advance scouting intern. He was promoted to assistant director of player development in , and was promoted to assistant G.

According to his staff bio with Cleveland, Hawkins assisted with negotiations, staff development and player personnel decisions at both the major and minor-league levels. Hawkins will be tasked with helping the Cubs in numerous areas, including with their player development processes and with talent acquisition at the big league level.