The Chicago Cubs protection Monday gained’t be happening any spotlight reels.
The Cubs overcame three errors in a 6-2 win in opposition to the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, Ariz. Eric Hosmer, Christopher Morel and Edwin Ríos every drove in a run, and Rowan Wick struck out two of the three batters he confronted.
The White Sox had their first time off on the Cactus League schedule.
Chicago Tribune baseball writers LaMond Pope, Meghan Montemurro and Paul Sullivan will probably be offering Cubs and White Sox updates all through spring coaching.
Next step in Kyle Hendricks’ development
Check off a standard bullpen session for right-hander Kyle Hendricks.
After three touch-and-feel periods, the Cubs upgraded Hendricks to a full bullpen whereas nonetheless barely limiting his arsenal. He threw 25 pitches Monday at full effort, solely fastballs and changeups. He is predicted to start out incorporating curveballs as quickly as Friday.
The plan is for Hendricks to throw two bullpens every week, seemingly each Monday and Friday. He will want roughly 10 extra bullpens earlier than transferring on to dwell batting observe. If every little thing continues to go easily from there, rehab begins would comply with.
Hendricks didn’t sound optimistic about pitching in a Cactus League sport earlier than the crew breaks camp, and there stays no timetable for his return. Given the steps forward and the break day between bullpens as he escalates by way of his throwing development, a May return to the rotation could be the best-case situation, whereas early June may very well be extra sensible. The Cubs will proceed to be deliberate in how Hendricks builds up.
Regardless of when Hendricks is again in a big-league sport, he was thrilled by how his shoulder felt after Monday’s bullpen.
“I feel great about it,” he stated. “With the whole plan I’ve been right on schedule every day and really not many sore days. After some big volume days maybe a little soreness, but nothing like it was in the last year. No pain, nothing on that front. It’s such a good feeling.”
Roster strikes start for Sox
The Sox will return Tuesday from their time off with a barely smaller roster in big-league camp after saying six strikes following Sunday’s sport.
They optioned pitcher Jonathan Stiever to Triple-A Charlotte and reassigned pitchers Sean Burke and Matt Thompson, outfielder Luis Mieses, shortstop Colson Montgomery and catcher Evan Skoug to minor-league camp.
Montgomery, the highest prospect within the group in accordance with MLB.com, appeared in three Cactus League video games and went 0-for-3 with two walks and one run. Burke, the Sox’s No. 5 prospect in accordance with MLB.com, went 1-0 with two hitless innings in a single begin.
With Sunday’s strikes, the Sox have 60 gamers in camp: 31 pitchers, 5 catchers, 15 infielders and 9 outfielders.
Hayden Wesneski finds success with out finest stuff
Navigating a big-league begin when your stuff isn’t the most effective is one thing each younger starter should discover ways to do.
It was solely a Cactus League begin, however Hayden Wesneski labored by way of what he known as an “OK” outing Monday in opposition to the Mariners. Wesneski allowed one unearned run and 4 hits in 2⅔ innings. He walked one and struck out 4 within the Cubs win.
“I didn’t fill it up as much as I wanted to and I didn’t have everything,” Wesneski stated. “But sometimes you have it, sometimes you don’t.”
Wesneski was examined by a lefty-loaded Mariners lineup with 4 left-handed batters and two swap hitters. He posted reverse splits in his six video games (4 begins) with the Cubs final 12 months, holding left-handed hitters to a .159 common and .192 on-base share, placing out 11 and strolling one.
Monday’s begin additionally was the primary time Wesneski labored with catcher Tucker Barnhart in a sport.
“We’re getting on the same page a little bit,” Wesneski stated. “After the second inning we talked through some stuff and we’re still trying to figure out each other, and that was a large focus of mine today as well.”
Grifols welcome probability to offer again
Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol and his spouse, Ali, welcomed 20 college students and coaches from West Point High School in Avondale, Ariz., to Camelback Ranch on Friday. The group included 9 softball gamers, 9 baseball gamers and two coaches.
The college students — seniors with the best GPAs — toured the ability and again fields and spoke to employees members about profession alternatives in sports activities.
”Anytime we may give a bunch of youngsters an expertise like this, it’s nice,” Pedro Grifol stated Sunday. “Those are moments they cherish eternally that they’ll always remember, and we’re right here to serve others and make others really feel good and glad.
”That’s what that is about. This isn’t just all enterprise. Anytime we are able to make someone glad, I’m all in on that.”
Up subsequent
- White Sox vs. Brewers, 2:05 p.m., NBCSCH
- Cubs at Rangers, 2:05 p.m., Marquee
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Quotable
“I need to work on PFPs (pitchers fielding practice) again. Gah, I’m so upset I messed that up. Other than that, you try to take away the good and the bad and digest it. Every time I go look at stuff like that, usually the good is worse than I think it is and the bad is usually better than I think it is.” — Hayden Wesneski on his throwing error that led to an unearned run within the third inning Monday
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