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Sources say that Michael Conforto has agreed to a minor-league deal. Terms were unavailable at press time. Tyler Austin isn’t going to be available for a while, and per Maddie Lee, Jonathan Long is also nursing an injury. That tweet is in The Feed. Some kinda roster jenga would seem to be in order. We await clarity.
The Cubs are going to host the first HBCU game. “The matchup features a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game between Prairie View A&M University and Alabama A&M University.“ More.
And then.
Lotta former Cubs on that Rockies squad, and they were apparently bent on getting even. Q (two scoreless innings), Willi Castro, Nicky Lopez, enjoy the moral victory. There won’t be many real ones this year. Jameson Taillon and Caleb Thielbar got roughed up but they’ll be back to fix whatever their issues were. Thielbar right now has a 33.75 ERA in .1 innings of work.
The Cubs scored a few runs of their own. But that was too many gopher balls. Poor little guys.
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- Maddie Lee (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Shota Imanaga’s velocity in first start of spring promising for Cubs.‘‘We’ll take, like, 94, 95,’’ pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said. More from Patrick Mooney{$}.
- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Ben Brown has a new new-third-pitch. “… while he’s still optionable, and while there’s still a chance he could break out as a starter, the Cubs want to leave that on the table.”
- Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball*): Buy stock in Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison while you still can. “… a harder-throwing Rolison could be a strong third southpaw for the pen…“
- Steve Adams (MLB Trade Rumors*): Cubs’ Tyler Austin out “months” following knee surgery. “For now, the well-traveled veteran’s MLB comeback will be on hold.“
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): How PCA is adjusting to life as a Chicago superstar — on and off the field. “The sky’s the limit for him. I feel like he can do anything on a baseball field,” Cubs star Alex Bregman said.
- Maddie Lee (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong riles up Dodgers fans, an indication of his celebrity status. Dodgers fans’ reactions added fuel to the blaze.
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