Late last week, four finalists for the job of Cubs general manager were reported, and I posed the question to you: Which would you choose of these four?
- Carlos Rodriguez, Rays vice president of player development and international scouting
- Carter Hawkins, Cleveland assistant general manager
- James Harris, Cleveland vice president of player development
- Jeremy Zoll, Twins assistant general manager
The overwhelming majority of voters in the poll at that link — 88 percent — chose Rodriguez.
Late Wednesday, a report at The Athletic says the Cubs are going in another direction:
The Chicago Cubs are targeting Carter Hawkins as their new general manager, sources told The Athletic on Wednesday, planning to finalize a move that would mark a major hire for president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and a big-market franchise in rebuilding mode.