Jared Banner, the Chicago Cubs’ new VP of player development, emphasizes an ‘evidence-based’ approach to cultivating the next group of core players
Near the third-base line on a back field at the Chicago Cubs complex, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and most of the major-league coaching staff observed batting practice during a cool, breezy late morning workout Tuesday.
The field offered glimpses of the Cubs’ potential future: Top prospects Cristian Hernández and Owen Caissie took batting practice off a machine, their tall frames slicing the ball to the wall with smooth swings. As Major League Baseball’s lockout persists while the sides meet in Jupiter, Fla.,
