The Chicago Cubs have begun the interview process for a new manager, already talking with bench coach Mark Loretta on Thursday and scheduling three more interviews for next week.

Former Cubs catchers Joe Girardi and David Ross will speak with the team next week, as will first-base coach Will Venable.

The Cubs have declared an offseason of change after not retaining Joe Maddon, whose contract expired at the end of the season. They failed to make the playoffs for the first time in a half-decade.