Breaking News! – REKAP – The Chicago Cubs hire Craig Counsell!

welcome into the recap of the Cubs stunning news today that they have fired Manager David Ross and they have hired Brewers manager Craig Council and signed him to the largest per-year contract in the history of the sport he gets a 5-year deal for 4 million bucks so stop with the narrative that the Cubs won’t spend when they saw something they wanted boom they pounced and I’m being told by people in the sport at the GM meetings guess what the Cubs are expected to be one of the major players in the off season and that everyone

is on the table and people want to play for this guy for Craig Council okay so people in the organization I’m not talking about ticket takers here I’m talking about people like in the front office did not know until noon today that Jed Hoyer was moving in this stealth way because the Mets were in there hard Steve Cohen doesn’t get out bid easily but Craig Council has kids at the University of Minnesota he has daughters at a high school in the Milwaukee suburbs he loves living in the Midwest and this was an opportunity to a

cash in and take care of his family in a big way B be close to right up 94 to go home or be able to get up

to Minnesota to see his kids one of whom I believe is an athlete there baseball player so this is a shocking move that is reverberating around baseball I mean everyone I’m talking to from the GM meetings I’ve been on the phones the last hour is saying are you kidding we never saw this coming that is a signal the Major League Baseball the Cubs are back they are open fors

business and everyone expects them to be a major player on anybody out there in terms of free agency or teams that are going to move payroll the Cubs become a very likely trade partner they have a deep farm system a willingness to spend money you don’t make this move if you’re not willing to spend money so stunning stunning news the Chicago Cubs with a top five farm system with a lot of money behind them with Jason Hayward and Marcus strowman’s money that’s almost $50 million off the books now the Cubs are expected to be one

of the heavyweights in baseball this winter bring it up baby let’s go back here we go Cubs get Craig counil I wish David Ross all the best he’s a really good dude but this is an upgrade this is a major upgrade you’re getting top three managers in the sport so when a guy like that becomes available it’s not personal it’s business and I’m sure David Ross understands that uh Craig Council has agreed to a 5year $40 million deal he’s a cub take that baby here we go rock and roll