2016 champ Carl Edwards Jr. seeks second stint with Cubs
The 2016 World Series champion was traded to the San Diego Padres in 2019 and has pitched for five different teams since leaving Chicago.
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The 2016 World Series champion was traded to the San Diego Padres in 2019 and has pitched for five different teams since leaving Chicago.
He rebounded from a rough first half last year and a 6.15 earned run average in his first 15 starts. He then posted a 3.70 ERA after the All-Star break.
Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. is one of the players in camp trying to make the big league roster. The 2016 World Series champion was traded to the San Diego Padres in 2019 and has pitched for five different teams since leaving Chicago.
Spring Training games start Friday with the Cubs hosting the White Sox. Jameson Taillon is looking for more consistency following an uneven first year of his four-year, $68 million contract.
Nicky Lopez looked like the starter at second base and could see some time at shortstop as well.
The Chicago White Sox and Cubs will play their first Cactus League game in just three days against each other on Friday at the Cubs home in Mesa. It will be the unofficial debut for several new players for the Sox.
Benintendi, who signed the largest contract in total money in White Sox history, said he dealt with some nagging injuries last season.
Swanson is heading into the second year of his seven-year, $177 million contract and is also playing for his third manager in three seasons.
Dansby Swanson's first season with the Cubs ended in unfamiliar territory, missing the playoffs for the first time in his career. He's ready to get his team back to postseason contention.
Veteran catcher Martin Maldonado was among a number of new faces for the White Sox in Glendale, Ariz., but a fully healthy Yoan Moncada returned and looked ready to go. First baseman Andrew Vaughn was also gearing up for his fourth major league season with the Sox. New general manager Chris Getz was feeling positive about the early looks of camps with the full squad reporting.
It's all hands on deck at Spring Training in Arizona as full squad workouts begin for both the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. For Cubs manager Craig Counsell, it was a chance to make a true first impression as the new skipper. His reputation of being one of the best in baseball means there are bound to be changes. Players were already buying in.
For Cubs manager Craig Counsell, it was a chance to make a true first impression as the new skipper.
The veteran catcher is in Mesa looking to build off a solid year both at and behind the plate.
The Chicago White Sox are looking to move on from a disappointing season last year, as so is pitcher Michael Kopech, who ended up pitching out of the bullpen.
As the White Sox continue Spring Training in Arizona, the team's starting rotation is set to look a little different this season. The South Side will be a big change of scenery for new White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde, who is preparing for his second stint in the big leagues after playing for a season overseas.
He led the league in walks on the way to a career-high 5.43 earned run average, but he sees this spring as a clean sheet.
When the Nationals let Fedde, a former first round pick, go after the 2022 season, he bounced back with the best season of his career. It just happened to come overseas in Korea.
The Chicago Cubs have a pretty clear ace in Justin Steele. The North Side pitcher is looking to build off a great season last year, with hopes of leading the Cubs to the postseason.
The last remaining member of the Cubs' championship team has also been getting to know a new manager and former foe in Craig Counsell.
Unlike last year, longtime Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks was able to start putting in the work right away as pitchers and catchers reported this week to Spring Training.
Steele will begin his fourth big league season with top-of-the-rotation status after making an All-Star Game appearance last season and a fifth-place finish in Cy Young Award voting.
It's baseball time again as Spring Training officially got underway on Wednesday. Pitchers and catchers hit the field for the first day of Spring Training. Many of the position players were already out in Arizona as well. It meant new possibilities and a plethora of new faces for both the Cubs and White Sox.
For the Cubs, expectations are playoffs or bust, despite Cody Bellinger remaining unsigned. For the White Sox, it's a chance to turn the page on last year.
Pitchers and catchers for the Cubs and White Sox will have their first workouts on Wednesday.
The Cubs scored five runs in the fifth alone, while Kopech gave up five runs in four and a third innings.
