If you want to know how much preseason games matter to established hitters, I guess Anthony Rizzo is making the case that it’s “not a lot.”
Having barely participating the fake games portion of Summer Camp due to a back injury, Rizzo has been just fine during the regular season so far, already swatting his third homer of the short season:
Four games, three dingers. #TeamRizzo pic.twitter.com/CR4OPzyoWb
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 28, 2020