PITTSBURGH – Cubs lefty Justin Steele didn’t start really diving into analytics and using Rapsodo in bullpens until he was at the alternate training site in 2020, or maybe a little before. Those resources just weren’t available to him to the extent they are now in the major leagues.
He describes it as a “turning point” in his development.
“Something I said when I first got called up last year was how much you learned in a short period of time up here,” he said. “It’s just stuff you can’t learn in the minor leagues, because the whole time in the minor leagues you’re trying to get up here, so you’re doing whatever it takes.