There was no shortage of big news on the first day of spring training in Chicago Cubs camp. Perhaps one of the biggest questions going into the spring has already been answered. Joe Maddon announced yesterday that second-year catcher Willson Contreras will be Jon Lester’s new catcher in 2017.
Discussions regarding who would catch Lester dominated circles during the offseason after David Ross announced his retirement. Chicago quickly gave us an answer this spring and I don’t think it came as much of a surprise to anyone.
Going into 2017, the Cubs had three options: Miguel Montero, Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber.