This marks the third consecutive day we’ve milked Jed Hoyer’s Monday presser for story topics and you can make a safe bet we’ll make it four if the Cubs don’t do anything of note today. The president of baseball operations was able to be much more transparent in his most recent address, probably due to a combination of comfort and the fact that he has actually signed a few players now.
Not that Hoyer was necessarily uncomfortable addressing the media, mind you, but he’s still settling into his role as the team’s primary mouthpiece. Theo Epstein always seemed to relish the limelight, even when there were certainly times he felt a little sour.