Cub Tracks is doing a little spring cleaning and some judicious pruning. We won’t reiterate news items discussed on the front page, as a general rule of thumb. The nut behind the wheel is the same, but we will reprint news drivers — Ken Rosenthal’s column is an example.
Here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).
Pedro Strop is laughing, smiling and downplaying any issues with his hamstring: "I'll be ready for Day 1, 100 percent.