David Ross is an in-demand personality who can pivot in several different directions during his post-playing career. But rejoining the Cubs in a front-office role sounds like a matter of when, not if.
Waking up from a dream season where he homered in Game 7 and teammates carried him off the field after the Cubs won the World Series, Ross already has a deal lined up with Hachette Book Group and co-author Don Yaeger for “Teammate: My Life in Baseball.”
Ross also has the type of upbeat, energetic personality that would translate on TV. And after catching almost 6,000 innings in The Show, he’s accumulated so much practical experience and made enough connections that the industry could envision him on a track to become a bench coach or a manager.