Fresh off the news of his five-year extension, Jed Hoyer sat down for his first press conference as the newly-minted president of baseball operations for the Cubs. The content wasn’t particularly illuminating in any way, though Hoyer did shine a little light on some of his plans for baseball ops personnel moves.
Chief among those is hiring a new GM, someone Hoyer confirmed was likely to come from outside the organization. That has been the supposition for a while, with current Diamondbacks AGM Jared Porter receiving strong mention as a possibility based on his existing relationship with Hoyer and his expertise in pro scouting.