Russell Dorsey
Reporter
Russell Dorsey covers the Chicago Cubs for the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Cubs’ starting pitching was their downfall last season. Even before the trades of Kris Bryant, Javy Baez and Anthony Rizzo, the rotation put the Cubs behind the eight-ball.
Bokhari, 38, graduated with a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology and a master’s degree in statistics from the University of Illinois.
President Jed Hoyer has emphasized spending “intelligently” this winter.
“As I began making calls around the league this summer, one name came up every time. And that was Carter Hawkins,” president Jed Hoyer said.
Former Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber is in the ALCS and has played a big role for the Red Sox this postseason.
Hawkins will be the 16th general manager in Cubs history.
Carlos Rodon’s two strikeouts in the first inning in the White Sox’ 10-1 loss in Game 4 were the memorable moments in what could have been his final start with the South Siders.
White Sox pitchers struck out 16 batters with 22 swings-and-misses in Sunday’s 12-6 Game 3 win over the Astros. They got 32 swings-and-misses combined in the first two games of the series.
Robert has become the White Sox’ best player, and he hasn’t even come close to reaching his ceiling.