Cubs’ Drew Smyly adjusts arm path in spring training: ‘Fastball had way more carry’

John Antonoff / for the Sun-Times

Cubs lefty Drew Smyly identified a mechanical adjustment to make between starts.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz – Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly was paying attention to swing-and-misses and popups. His final line wasn’t pretty after allowing three runs in two-plus innings against the Rockies on Sunday. But the more important numbers to him, in his second start of spring training, were the data on his fastball and cutter.

“This time of year it’s like, yeah, you never want to give up hits, or especially homers, or get hit hard,” he said after his part of the Cubs’ 6-5 win against the Rockies, “but it’s more just about trying to fine-tune my strengths, get my pitches the best I…