Paul Sullivan: Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts has a new ‘guy’ and believes Craig Counsell will be the one
MESA, Ariz. — On the final day of the 2023 season, after the Chicago Cubs collapsed to blow a National League wild-card spot, Chairman Tom Ricketts told reporters in Milwaukee that manager David Ross was still “our guy.”
“He’s a great manager, he creates a great clubhouse culture, the players love playing for him,” he said.
A month later, Ross was fired and Brewers manager Craig Counsell was now “our guy,” signed for a record $40 million over five years.
Addressing the media Monday at the Cubs spring training complex for the first time since Ross’s dismissal, Ricketts
