John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – The ball jumped off Christopher Morel’s bat and soared into deep right-center field. It was his second live batting practice at-bat of spring training, off right-hander Caleb Kilian, and already he was putting a charge in the Cubs lineup.
“I point to the age a little bit because just what he did at that age in the league, you take note of that,” manager Craig Counsell said Sunday.