Craig Counsell left the Milwaukee Brewers for the Chicago Cubs a few months ago. His coaching staff is finalized, executive Jed Hoyer is working on acquiring players to fill out their roster, and according to several Cubs coaches and players Counsell is making a great first impression.
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is receiving high praise from his coaches and players.
In an article from Chicago Suntimes there are several quotes from Cubs coaches and players that reveal the strong first impression that Craig Counsell is having. These thoughts were then echoed this weekend at the Cubs fan event “CubsCon”.
Craig Counsell gets introduced at his first #CubsCon 🫡
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— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) January 13, 2024
“He came as advertised. Very intelligent, on top of a lot of different things, has got some very refreshing ways of thinking about things, but also keeps things very simple. It’s like, this is how we do it; don’t overthink it.”
-Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy
“He launched into all the team-building stuff and the culture and what he created. It was just such a great moment because I think oftentimes people focus on the X’s and O’s, which he’s very good at, but he sees himself as a team-builder, a roster-builder, just a guy who is very good at bringing the entire group together.”
-Cubs executive Jed Hoyer
Craig Counsell jokes about Rick Sutcliffe😂
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— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) January 13, 2024
“He was always really good with the matchup stuff. They always had a good bullpen, but he always ran the bullpen really efficiently. He was always making frustrating moves as an opposing hitter. And it felt like it was always the guy you didn’t want to face, and he would stick to it.”
-Cubs player Ian Happ.
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