Hoyer, McLeod officially join Cubs

[EpsteinCubs]

RT @NCTPadres #Padres just announced Jed Hoyer & Jason McLeod will leave, effective immediately, to accept positions with the Chicago #Cubs.

[Clem Fandango]

That does my heart well

[wekse]

awesome, fuckin' awesome.

[EpsteinCubs]

RT @MattAbbatacola: Hoyer/McLeod presser after the #WS and the compensation will be 1 player

[davell]

Awesome news. Kind of hate this announcement was only made because of the rainout. I hope they get a bigtime welcome as well. Still though, did anyone actually think that when Hendry was fired, we'd wind up with freaking Theo AND this pair as well? This is a case where best case scenario was less than what actually happened.

[ArizonaGM]

Front Office DREAM TEAM :yahoo:

[EpsteinCubs]

RT @CarrieMuskat Hoyer will be new #Cubs GM, McLeod head of scouting and player development. Wilken & Fleita will report to McLeod

 

Still keep Wilken at a smaller role.

[tfarks]

Good news keeps rolling in.

 

Wonder who the Padres are getting

[Sammy Sofa]

Sexcellent.

[Theo]

Awesome, glad to see Flieta will be kept on a leash.

[Soul]

I feel like it's Cubbie Christmas time.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Fantastic.

[RammyFanny]

So does McLeod officially call the final shots on the draft, or still Wilken (or Theo/Hoyer)? I know it will be a collaborative effort, blah blah blah, but someone's got to have final say.

[Guest]

So does McLeod officially call the final shots on the draft, or still Wilken (or Theo/Hoyer)? I know it will be a collaborative effort, blah blah blah, but someone's got to have final say.

 

 

I think the "Fleita and Wilken will report to McLeod" bit answers that pretty definitively.

[Guest]

Giggity.

[EpsteinCubs]

(@NCTPadres) Team source said #Padres aren't likely to acquire PTBNL until after Rule 5 draft (Dec. 8), though no date is set.

[Little Slide Rooter]

The Cubs finally have what they've been missing for over 100 years: an intelligent and competant front office.

[YearofDaCubs]

This is just frickin incredible! Wow

[Magnetic Curses]

RT @CarrieMuskat Hoyer will be new #Cubs GM, McLeod head of scouting and player development. Wilken & Fleita will report to McLeod

 

Still keep Wilken at a smaller role.

 

i hate to say i told you so

[Magnetic Curses]

wait, no i don't

[J.R.]

We are so badass.

[El Duderino]

Please win tomorrow rangers so I don't have to wait until Monday for this.

[Tedward]

Jake (San Clemente)

 

 

Hoyer and Co. was in San Diego for two years. Is that enough time for their player development strategies (actually drafting high end talent and growing the scouting department) to stick in their absence? How did Byrnes spend on player dev in AZ?

 

Klaw (1:40 PM)

 

 

The system is loaded right now, one of the best in the game. It seems nuts for Moorad to let the two main architects of that walk away with a fruit basket.

 

From Law's 10/20 Chat.....

[Hollandsworths mug]

And with that, we cement the dream team FO. I wanted some of you to listen to this as we prepare for the winter meetings and cold winter ahread here in Chicago. I get chills at 1:17 and 3:04 of this video. It's a new day and the process has just begun.

 

Cheers, Cubs fans.

 

[Sammy Sofa]

First order of business: ban Vedder from Wri-guh-lee Field.