John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – Cubs manager Craig Counsell sees the bullpen as unique – both conceptually and quite literally.
“They sit together – at Wrigley, in a room – for two and a half hours,” Counsell said early in spring training. “And so that’s a real opportunity to connect, to be close, to learn the game from each other, to just learn about each other, period. And that group should be close, right?”
When the bullpen started clicking last season, the success stories coming out of the position group were about less experienced players performing.