Imagine arguably the best prospect in MLB, who has belted more home runs than any other player in spring training, starting the 2015 season in the minors.Doesn't make sense, right?Kris Bryant has been sensational for the Chicago Cubs. The 23-year-old finished spring training with a .425 batting average, nine home runs and 15 RBI. However, the Cubs announced Monday that they sent him to the minor leagues despite his ridiculous stats. Holding off on adding Bryant to the roster for the first 12 days of the season guarantees the Cubs another year with the slugger, until the end of the 2021 season.Big companies ...
Wrigley Field is undergoing major construction this offseason, and it's taking much longer than expected. In fact, the Chicago Cubs considered playing their home games at Milwaukee's Miller Park.
Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel was asked about the construction and compared it to Iraq's capital, according to the Chicago Sun-Times: "It looks like Baghdad. But you know there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow there. I'm excited, man."
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Hammel took to Twitter to apologize for the comment.
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They'll play the opener Sunday versus the St. Louis Cardinals without bleachers, but those are expected to be in place by midseason. Still, ...
