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The Rundown: Contreras Catching Lester, Schwarber Easing Back Behind Plate, New Slogans, Cardinals Get More Bad News

Given how fast and furious the news was coming out of Cubs camp, I half expected to see Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson taking BP Tuesday morning. Nothing game-changing, really, but Joe Maddon addressed several topics — including more questions about his handling of the bullpen in Game 7 — on the first official day of Spring Training. Let’s go rapid-fire on some of the highlights.

Updates on the roles of Contreras and Schwarber

We all saw it coming, but Maddon confirmed pretty quickly that Willson Contreras would serve as Jon Lester‘s personal catcher.