There’s no non-fawning way to say it: Anthony Rizzo looks spectacular.
Much like the impression Kyle Schwarber made when he reshaped his physique a couple of years back, Rizzo, 30, made eyeballs pop on the first day of Cubs “summer camp” workouts at Wrigley Field.
Goodbye, 240s.
Hello, 220s. And maybe even less than that.
Along with Cubs quality assurance coach Mike Napoli, Rizzo trained six times a week for much of baseball’s shutdown with performance coach Tom Flynn in Florida. He got faster. He got more flexible. By the looks of it, he took a bunch of miles off the ol’ engine.