MESA, Ariz. -- Like all major league teams the Chicago Cubs are getting used to rule changes around second base which include the elimination of the "neighborhood play" as well specific guidelines for proper slides.
"It doesn't change my mindset as far turning the double play," second baseman Ben Zobrist said Saturday afternoon. "I usually stay on the base 99.9 percent of the time. As far as sliding for base runners I really think it's going to make a difference."
Manager Joe Maddon and his staff met with league officials on Saturday to go over the new rules and procedures.