On Monday, Brett Anderson made his Chicago Cubs debut, tossing a scoreless frame against the crosstown-rival White Sox in Mesa. He was backed by a pair of homers – one from Addison Russell, the other from Willson Contreras – as the game ended in a 4-4 tie.
Chesny Young also drove in a run in the contest, joining Charcer Burks as prospects most fans haven’t heard of who have contributed in a big way this spring.
Meanwhile, the New York Times revisited the D.J. LeMahieu trade, one of the first deals of the Theo Epstein regime.