MESA, Arizona — If there is an actual battle going on this spring between Hayden Wesneski and Adrian Sampson for the fifth rotation spot, the games of the last two days likely decided the winner.
Wesneski threw four perfect innings against the Dodgers Saturday. Sampson, who has been plagued by the long ball this spring, served up two more Sunday to the Brewers — he’s allowed eight homers this spring in 8u2153 innings and has a 14.04 ERA — and the Cubs dropped Sunday afternoon’s contest 5-3.
The usual caveats apply: Spring numbers not meaning much, small sample sizes, Wesneski supposedly needing development — wait, let me talk about that last one.