Cubs manager Craig Counsell has been filling out his coaching staff, and now, per Sahadev Sharma and P.J. Mooney in The Athletic, there’s a new Cubs first-base coach:
The Chicago Cubs are putting Jose Javier on their major-league staff as the new first-base coach, league sources told The Athletic, continuing the adjustments ahead of Craig Counsell’s second year as manager.
Javier, 32, spent this past season as a defensive coach for the New York Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate. His areas of focus within New York’s farm system have been outfield defense and base running.