This is a big day for Kyle Schwarber, whose age is now a little closer to the number of pounds he lost this offseason. Throw in the knee brace he’s no longer wearing in the field and 25 el-bees seems like too low an estimate. But lost in all the talk of improved physical fitness and increased explosiveness are the steps Schwarber has made on the mental side of the game.
I sometimes worry that we talk about the Cubs’ focus on mental skills too much and that it’ll become trite, though I sincerely hope it never reaches that point.