MESA, Arizona — Most of you know I’ve been kind of down on Nick Madrigal after his injury-filled 2022 season. Then, we heard that the team was going to try him at third base and I got even more skeptical. I didn’t think he had the arm nor the range for the position.
If and when Madrigal becomes a starter at third for the 2023 Cubs and produces, I’ll happily admit I’m wrong. So far in Spring Training, Madrigal has made all the plays that have come his way at third — though I still want to see him make a backhand throw or two — and he’s hitting.