John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks turned to watch Dodgers star Mookie Betts’ ground ball skip into the gap between shortstop and third base. But, of course, Dansby Swanson was already there, sliding across the edge of the outfield grass, popping up and firing to first base for the out.
“I told him, ‘I didn’t want to start you with an easy one,’’ Wicks said after throwing two scoreless innings in his first start of the spring.