Report: Cubs targeting Guardians assistant general manager Carter Hawkins

Cleveland's front office could again be stripped of a member headed to another club. 

The Chicago Cubs are close to hiring Carter Hawkins as the club's new general manager, according to a report by The Athletic. Jed Hoyer is the Cubs' current president of baseball operations.

Hawkins has been with Cleveland for 14 seasons and spent the past five as the club's assistant general manager, working under President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti and General Manager Mike Chernoff.

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Cleveland's front office has been a common target of other teams for some time, including, recently, the rival Minnesota Twins' hiring of Derek Falvey to lead the club's baseball operations.

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The announcement could wait until after the postseason has concluded. According to the same report, Cleveland vice president of player development James Harris was also a finalist.

Ryan Lewis can be reached at rlewis@thebeaconjournal.com. Read more about the Indians at www.beaconjournal.com/indians. Follow him on Twitter at @ByRyanLewis.