The Chicago Cubs have promoted Casey Jacobson to assistant pitching coach, signaling a bold move to revitalize their coaching staff after years of playoff drought.

Jacobson just wrapped up his fifth season with the organization and his second as minor-league senior coordinator of pitching development.

The structure of the Cubs’ pitching coach staff is coming into focus entering manager Craig Counsell’s second year on the job. Assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos is leavin

The Cubs wasted no time in filling this vacancy, naming Casey Jacobson to the assistant pitching coach position. Details from Sahadev Sharma in The Athletic: Jacobson just wrapped