Cubs announce Craig Counsell's 2025 coaching staff
12/09/2024 11:45 AM
DALLAS – The Cubs opened winter meetings Monday by formally announcing manager Craig Counsell's coaching staff for 2025.
The Cubs' additions, which the Sun-Times confirmed as each hire was made over the past six weeks, include third base coach Quintin Berry and first base coach Jose Javier. The Cubs promoted senior coordinator of pitching development Casey Jacobson to major-league assistant pitching coach and moved field coordinator Mark Strittmatter to bullpen coach.
They also hired A.J. Lewis, who is coming off a four-year minor-league career in the Rockies' system, as a staff assistant.
The Cubs promoted Kevin Poppe to major-league strength and conditioning coach and Mark Weisman to assistant strength and conditioning coach from the minor-league ranks.
Though Counsell did make adjustments to his staff after his first season at the helm for the Cubs – and a late start to last offseason because of his whirlwind hiring process at the beginning of November – he maintained a fair amount of consistency going into Year 2.
Tommy Hottovy enters his seventh year as pitching coach and Dustin Kelly his third as hitting coach. John Mallee and Juan Cabreja return as assistant hitting coaches. Jonathan Mota will continue working with infielders. And Alex Smith remains the data development and process coach. Garrett Lloyd and Erick Castillo reprise their roles as bullpen catchers.
