The Cubs are going to be adding Jose Javier to their coaching staff, per a report from Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. He will take over as first base coach, replacing Mike Napoli, who was let go at the end of the 2024 season.
Javier, 32, has spent most of his adult life in the Yankees’ system. As a player, he was in their minor leagues from 2010 to 2015 but never reached higher than the Single-A level. When his playing days ended, he moved into coaching, sticking with the Yankees and working in their minor league system.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell has been overhauling his coaching staff for next year. Early in October, the club parted ways with Napoli, assistant hitting coach Jim Adduci and bullpen coach Darren Holmes, then also parted with third base coach Willie Harris a few days later. All but Holmes were with the Cubs prior to Counsell being hired going into the 2024 season. Assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos was later poached by the Marlins to be their pitching coach.
Casey Jacobson was promoted to replace Moskos. Quintin Berry is reportedly taking over at third for the Cubs and now Javier will take up a spot across the diamond from him. The club hasn’t yet announced its full coaching staff and it hasn’t been publicly reported who will take the remaining vacancies.
Cubs send Belli and $5 to $7 million to Giants for Camilo Doval, who says no?
Everybody!!
3 years of control on Doval and he is cheap. You seem to really understand the Cubs lol. I would be fine with this move if I had confidence in Jed to replace Belli w a big bat but I assume price tag on guys like Santander and Teoscar will be too much once Soto signs and everyone who missed out pivots.
My preference is for the Cubs to keep Belli, Suzuki and Hoerner and just add a closer, a middle reliver, a number 5 starter and a catcher.
PCA CF
Hoerner 2B (maybe Shaw or Triatos if Hoerner comes back a couple weeks late)
Suzuki DH
Happ LF
Belli RF
Busch 1B
Swanson SS
Paredes 3B until Shaw is ready
Amaya and a better guy C
But if the Cubs are going to move Belli to free up ome dollars for pitching, I thought Doval was an interesting target since he has fallen out of favor in San Francisco.
Javier must work cheap.
Well, the Rickets Family’s off season shopping is officially done.
At least he’s not poaching all his old Brewer buddies.
Always the coaches fault. Never the front office or ownership.
Coaches are hired by front office. So any coach failures are a reflection of front office or those who they are following. It is usually the logical first step to address any possible coaching issues prior to ownership stepping in and intervening in baseball operations from top down.