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MESA, Ariz. — The bleary eyes and slow struts around the Cubs’ clubhouse Saturday morning were too obvious to ignore.
“Guys are battling various levels of jet lag,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said, less than 60 hours after returning from an eight-day trip to Japan.
That didn’t prevent Counsell from playing seven projected starters against the Rockies as the Cubs resumed the exhibition portion of their schedule at Sloan Park.
There’s ample time to recover with Thursday’s domestic opener against the Diamondbacks looming, but Counsell confirmed several players are battling fatigue and general malaise.