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Sometimes Cubs rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to hear from Dansby Swanson, whose intensity he can relate to, on how to direct that energy in a productive way.
Sometimes, he needs to channel Cody Bellinger’s chill demeanor to see the game through a wide lens.
“They’re kind of two opposite personalities,” Crow-Armstrong said this year, “but both winners and really good baseball players.”
Crow-Armstrong has been eager to learn in his rookie season. And through the expected ups and downs, he eventually settled into a regular role in center field and then a rhythm at the plate.