Like everyone else, many players in Florida and Arizona are taking time out of their workday this morning to fill out March Madness brackets and join the team pools, an annual spring tradition in almost every camp.
Chicago Tribune baseball writers LaMond Pope, Meghan Montemurro and Paul Sullivan will be providing updates from the Cactus League on Monday through Friday throughout spring training.
Dallas Keuchel is scheduled to make his first start this spring Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, White Sox manager Tony La Russa said Sunday.
But his AL wild-card start, in which he allowed three earned runs in 3u2153 innings in a Game 2 loss to the Oakland Athletics, is a driving factor for the upcoming season.