MESA, Ariz. – Cubs lefty Justin Steele came into camp about 20 pounds heavier and with a new changeup in his arsenal. Not to mention, he has a baby boy on the way. Steele and his girlfriend Libby Murphy are expecting their first child in July.
“That’s a big step,” veteran pitcher Kyle Hendricks said. “I told him, ‘Dad strength, it happens immediately, right?’”
To add to the positive changes in his life, Steele is expected to break camp in the Cubs’ major-league rotation – or as Cubs manager David Ross put it Tuesday morning, Steele has a “strong chance” of doing so.