MESA, Ariz. -- Position players don't need to report to Arizona until Feb. 23, but Jason Heyward and hitting coach John Mallee are already busy at the Cubs' facility getting to know each other.
While the clubhouse staff sorted deliveries of shoes and equipment and some pitchers got a head start at the Cubs' facility, Heyward and Mallee talked hitting and what the outfielder needs to be successful.
"We need that time without distractions so we can watch film together, he can tell me what he likes to do, he can tell me what his strengths are, what he thinks his weaknesses [are]," Mallee said of their first session together on Wednesday.