There were really only three possible main options for the Cubs to go as bench coach: Either promote from within with Brandon Hyde or Henry Blanco, or hire popular retiree David Ross.
Grandpa Rossy will have to wait a while to get back into coaching:
Brandon Hyde will be #Cubs’ new bench coach, sources tell The Athletic. #Mets had offered him bench-coach job. #Cubs stepped up to keep him.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 9, 2017
Hyde has been on the Cubs’ coaching staff since 2014.