The Cubs should have been playing their Cactus League opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers on a beautiful, 65-degree Saturday at Sloan Park, yet the ballpark remained closed thanks to the owners’ lockout.
MESA, ARIZ. — An occasional rumble of an airplane flying over the back fields of the Chicago Cubs complex broke through the crack of bats and hum of instruction during minor-league minicamp.
It has been obvious during the past week why the Cubs’ future is so bright. That help is still a few years away, however. The front office has big-league personnel decisions to make quickly once the lockout ends. “I‘ve been on a team with David Ortiz, and that’s nice. He’s just going to be in there, you know?” Ross said. “And if you want to give somebody a day, again, it just depends on how the roster’s formulated. But I do think that’s something that a lot of teams look at. It’s just a matter of how we want to do things here.”