Chicago Cubs gearing up for General Managers meeting in Milwaukee
The Chicago Cubs are looking strong in their strategy and their recent shuffling in the top order management division has yielded a lot of hype amongst fans. While the search rages on for the next big manager at Wrigley Field in Chicago, newly appointed
general manager (GM) Jed Hoyer was quick to talk about the free agency and the upcoming General Managers’ meeting in Milwaukee. He expressed his views on the upcoming event on Friday, November 11, in front of the press.
The GM has been working hard with the new President for Baseball Operations, Theo Epstein, to bring in the right change to the organization. While the top order personnel in the organization are being shuffled around, it seems likely that players will be
coming and going in the near future. The GM meeting enables clubs to create trading options.
On the other hand, there is the free agency, which can provide the right support in positions scattered across the field. Hoyer talked about the upcoming meeting in the positive light. The former San Diego Padres GM was more than happy to explain his view
on the situation.
"We've had a number of conversations about free agents and about trade targets," Hoyer said. "I think for both Theo and for me, it's exciting to go up to Milwaukee and start having face-to-face conversations with different teams about our guys.
"I've been trying to make as many GM phone calls as I can so I can have some pre-GM meeting discussions," he said. "It'll be interesting to see what idea the other teams have, what players they have interest in, because we haven't had this as members of
the Cubs yet."
The one thing the Cubs want to work hard on is their pitching rotation. With the likes of Carlos Zambrano and Matt Garza in the mix, it becomes difficult to secure the mound with upcoming starters. The club also has to deal with Zambrano’s attitude and mentality,
which were put under pressure in 2011.
The other issues for the Cubs relate to defence and quick running. Hoyer stressed the need to fix those problems.
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