Alec Mills leads the Sloan Park half of the Cubs’ split squads against the Dads, backed by a lineup that contains only a single regular starter. Jason Heyward is batting third and playing right, with Jon Jay leading off in center and Matt Szczur manning left and hitting second.
As you may have read, Szczur continues to be at the center of both roster and trade speculation. Joe Maddon praised the athletic outfielder’s value in both the field and clubhouse, but then was a little coy in saying that those qualities would be good for any team.