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2025 season restart: Can Craig Counsell lead Cubs to the playoffs?

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PHOENIX – When manager Craig Counsell landed in Arizona this spring, his imprint on this Cubs team was much deeper than it had been a year ago.

In his first spring at the helm for the Cubs, Counsell had made some coaching hires, and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer had sought his perspective on offseason moves. But Counsell was still getting to know the organization. And his go-to answer when asked about the challenge was that he was still learning names.