Jed Hoyer said firing David Ross was a 'very hard decision' but brining Craig Counsell on board was 'the best thing for the fan base.'
president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said firing David Ross was a"very hard decision," he called the move to bring Craig Counsell on board"the best thing for the fan base."
Hoyer indicated the circle was very small as the team explored the possibility of replacing Ross with Counsell. Only a few members of the organization even knew it was a possibility, including owner Tom Ricketts. The Cubs made the same kind of move a decade ago when they hired Joe Maddon to replace Rick Renteria but Ross was a much bigger part of the organization than Renteria ever was.
Hoyer was also asked about Counsell's lack of postseason success: The Brewers never made a World Series under him, getting to the NLCS just one time. Chicago missed the postseason this year despite a plus-96 run differential, higher than the playoff-bound Brewers. "It's an incredibly difficult people management position," Hoyer explained."It's an incredibly difficult strategic position and even more so now with all the information. And you're the face of the franchise more than any one player because your demeanor and personality and comments show up 324 times a season. That's really hard. When a guy does it at an exceptional level it makes sense to pay him well.
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