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Brandon Morrow takes one last shot to help Cubs bullpen — but don’t ask him how it’ll turn out

MESA, Ariz. – A dominant return to action by April? A strong, healthy right arm for a full season? The secret weapon that makes the Cubs bullpen a force again?

Nineteen months after his last big-league game, what exactly can Brandon Morrow do for the Cubs this season, and why should anybody believe he’ll stay healthy enough to matter?

Don’t ask Morrow.

“So far, so good,” the once-dominant former Cubs closer said Monday after working out on the eve of pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training.

“I’m not looking to declare I’m back or anything like that yet,” he said.