Say it with me: Only 10 days until pitchers and catchers report. Repeat as necessary. Now’s the time when teams are just loading up on minor league deals for vets, getting their Spring Training invites mailed out, and hoping guys like Jason Hammel and Travis Wood have grown desperate enough to knock a few milly off their asking prices. It’s kinda like the Friday night of primetime television.
Every now and again, though, you can find a few items worth paying attention to. As your 10th-favorite Cubs blogger — I know, I’ve risen in the rankings of late — I feel compelled to comb through the chaff to find little grains of salient content to share with you.