It is usually treated as a hype moment in the offseason, but now it looms more like a threat: Cubs pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training one month from today. Don’t get me wrong, I’m always ready for baseball to return. But with the offseason having been one giant waiting game, the Cubs now have only one month left to do some stuff before pitchers and catchers report, and Spring Training officially kicks off …
Hader submits 6.4M Brewers actually submit 4.1M
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 11, 2020
Hector Neris
Joc Pederson
J.T. Realmuto
Eduardo Rodriguez
George Springer
Trevor Story
Brent Suter
Chris Taylor
Tony Wolters(2/2)
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2020
Number of players going to arbitration hearings, by team:
Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Boston Red Sox 2
Colorado Rockies 2
Houston Astros 2
Milwaukee Brewers 2
Philadelphia Phillies 2
Atlanta Braves 1
Los Angeles Angels 1
Miami Marlins 1
Minnesota Twins 1— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2020
Cubs’ Spring Training dates:
Feb. 11: Pitchers/catchers report
Feb. 12: First workout
Feb. 16: Full squad reports
Feb. 17: First full-squad workout— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) January 9, 2020
New column:
*Robots!
*Apple watches on the mound!
*More teams! More playoffs!
*No more NL or AL (as we've known them)!
*No more extra innings!
*No more fastballs (well, almost)!What will baseball look like in 2029? We see these big changes ahead!https://t.co/Ov5EnKVb3Z
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) January 10, 2020