SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The homegrown executive who helped the Cardinals continue to splice statistics and scouting into a draft strategy that excelled at identifying pitching talent that still nourishes the team is taking his talents to the North Side.
Dan Kantrovitz, a few days after talking to the Cardinals about a return to their front office, was named the Chicago Cubs’ director of scouting on Wednesday. The role puts Kantrovitz, a St. Louis native, in charge of amateur scouting and the draft for a club that has had difficulty acquiring and developing pitching talent for the big-league club.