John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – As hitting groups of two to three cycled through Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly’s Sloan Park station Saturday morning, the players talked off to the side as they waited their turn.
It was an extension of a theme manager Craig Counsell highlighted last spring: this offense is constantly talking about their swings.
“It makes my job a lot easier,” Kelly said Tuesday. “... I try not to interrupt.