The structure of the Cubs’ pitching coach staff is coming into focus entering manager Craig Counsell’s second year on the job.
Assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos is leaving after three seasons in Chicago to take the Marlins’ open pitching coach job, and the Cubs are promoting Casey Jacobson from senior coordinator of pitching development to the major-league staff, a source confirmed Friday.
Jacobson is expected to step into Moskos’ vacated role, and field coordinator Mark Strittmatter is in line to become the Cubs’ bullpen coach. The team has not yet made those moves official.
Jacobson has served as a minor-league pitching coordinator for the past five seasons, helping the organization turn around their reputation for developing pitching.