Andy Green referred to the day the Padres traded Franmil Reyes to Cleveland as “one of the toughest” the former manager had in San Diego.
So, when Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins walked into the weight room Monday to tell Green, now the Cubs’ bench coach, that they had claimed Reyes off waivers, Green admits he “might” have fist pumped.
“I’ve loved him since the day he showed up in camp with the Padres,” Green said. “... But there’s also that part of you that knows that means somebody you really like here isn’t going to be here.