The weather continues to be remarkably un-Spring-like in Arizona, which today included enough rain that most of the work was indoors. Good news is that the forecast is holding nicely for Saturday’s Cubs Cactus League opener.
Rain has let up a bit in Mesa but it looks like a washout. Most of #Cubs work will be indoors. Saturday looks OK for the game. pic.twitter.com/vJwPBm8UXP
— Bruce Miles (@BruceMiles2112) February 21, 2019
Meanwhile …
Top relievers like Strop and Cishek won't get much work until we get into March probably. Main starters might get in there late next week (so around March 1)
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) February 21, 2019
Maddon: Montgomery (shoulder tightness) doing fine. Long-toss scheduled for Friday with a bullpen right around the corner. Only a tick behind rest of arms, but not a big concern with five weeks to go.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) February 21, 2019
Albert Almora Jr. is in such great shape this spring, he's actually become unrecognizable to his own manager:
"He can not look better than he looks right now. I didn't even know that was him running after some fly balls," Maddon said.
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) February 21, 2019
It's normal to see Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez put on a show during batting practice. But Albert Almora? What the defensive-minded center fielder did to generate some more pop. Now to see if he can bring it into games. https://t.co/Mv6UOZHT0o
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) February 21, 2019
Getting the ol’ battery back together. pic.twitter.com/LnHCFDg4qV
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 21, 2019
Storytime with Grandpa. pic.twitter.com/Ue9Z85e4bQ
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 21, 2019
It appears the #Cubs have another bromance blooming as Jon Lester & Cole Hamels spent Valentine's Day together taking in a Coyotes game. They've also been spotted golfing together plenty in the desert…let's hope Jon Lackey isn't getting jealous! #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/FnnnD2vTO7
— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) February 21, 2019
FWIW, Will say for the first spring since I've been here, liking the pipeline of pitchers the Cubs have. Should be a decent/good AAA staff
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) February 21, 2019
Back page for Thursday. Our @MorrisseyCST makes a plea to the Cubs. https://t.co/pXSKODGxIe pic.twitter.com/aTueBq01SH
— Sun-Times Sports (@suntimes_sports) February 21, 2019
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuKBuI0gUzA/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
folks,,, there is a baseball happening pic.twitter.com/qh1jWI2gBC
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 21, 2019