For all the organizational restructuring the Cubs have done over the last few weeks, most of the change has looked a little like rearranging deck chairs on the Andrea Doria. Which is to say people were just being moved around and given new titles or roles, not all of which actually indicated potential for true paradigm shifts. Wait, does it also mean the Cubs are a sinking ship? Moving on…
The tenor may have changed Wednesday when the Cubs announced the hiring of Dan Kantrovitz as their new VP of scouting. He will replace Matt Dorey, who became senior director of player development as part of those aforementioned moves.