Levine: Epstein Sees ‘Tremendous Progress’ Amid Cubs’ Struggles

" (CBS) For the Cubs’ management team this spring, there’s a sense of having turned a corner. Year three for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer has a much more present-tense feel to it.

A state of the Cubs press conference with Epstein, Hoyer and new manager Rick Renteria helped establish a sense of the future that was only a plan in the past.

“We have made tremendous progress ” Epstein said. “I think there is a (difference) by the way the organization is perceived from the outside and how we look at it internally. There is a tremendous amount of talent in this organization. The prospects we have are getting a lot of attention, and they are moving their way up the ladder. The organizational depth, for instance, in the bullpen — there is no comparison to the quality arms that are in camp now than where we were two years ago. Our coaches and scouts, I believe, are impact and we believe we are on the verge of something special.”

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