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    Paul Sullivan: Will Craig Counsell’s reputation as a bullpen whisperer translate to the Chicago Cubs?

    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Feb 15, 2024 4 minutes
    Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is introduced during the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention on Jan. 12, 2024, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago.

    MESA, Ariz. — The change from David Ross to Craig Counsell was the biggest offseason story for the Chicago Cubs, whose players enter spring training not only preparing for the season but trying to learn about their new manager and his philosophies.

    It’s early but the transition has looked seamless, and Counsell’s easygoing manner fits in well with the personality of this team.

    While Cubs President Jed Hoyer emphasized when the change was made that it had more to do with the availability of a manager with Counsell’s reputation than anything Ross did or did not do, it’s easy to speculate that the end-of-season fade from a wild-card spot in 2023 was a

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