MESA, Arizona — So NOW what do the Cubs do with Adbert Alzolay?
It was clear that Alzolay’s start was a deliberate choice by management to look at him against opposing hitters instead of in intrasquad play. Thursday should have been Trevor Williams’ turn in the rotation, but Williams took the intrasquad start and Alzolay not only was sent out to face an opponent, but the defending World Series champion Dodgers’ likely Opening Day lineup.
Alzolay rose to the occasion. He was one strike away from throwing four perfect innings before he walked Justin Turner with two out in the fourth.