Alec Mills may not be a household name, but he serves as a great example for a pair of high-profile pitchers on the Cubs roster.
The 27-year-old right-hander threw a pair of shutout innings Monday afternoon in Arizona as he continues to compete for a spot on the big-league roster and is walking proof of life after the mysterious forearm bone bruise diagnosis.
Before Yu Darvish and Brandon Morrow dealt with the frustrating injury last year, Mills missed most of the 2017 season with the Cubs while fighting through a forearm bone bruise. He began that year in the Triple-A Iowa rotation, but only started 2 games, missed a month, came back for one 3-inning start in May before being shut down again until late August.