A visitor’s guide to 2019 Arizona spring training

Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesSCOTTSDALE, Arizona — 2019 will be my 30th spring training. As a veteran of going to spring games, I thought I’d post some helpful hints for those of you venturing to the Valley of the Sun for the first time. This is an updated version of the guide I ran last year.

If you don’t have tickets to games at Sloan Park yet, the good news is that tickets are still available for all 18 games. Prices are high for some games, but you can still get lawn tickets for some games for $14, which is pretty close to the season-ticket price. The Cubs’ home schedule in 2019 is improved over last year’s, with games spread out better throughout the five-week span and two games…