Cubs pitchers have first official workout in Mesa

MESA, Arizona — At last, real Cubs baseball players on a real field.

It wasn’t a game that counted, nor even a practice game, but it was good to hear the sound of ball smacking into glove as Cubs pitchers did some warming up and fielding drills on the back fields at the Sloan Park complex.

Half of the 40 pitchers in camp participated in the drills Wednesday morning; the other half were doing throwing inside. They’ll switch off Thursday, or, they will if it doesn’t rain, which, unfortunately, is in the forecast. It wasn’t all that nice in Mesa Wednesday morning, either, mostly overcast and around 60 degrees. That probably sounds pretty nice to those of you in the Chicago area, but it’s about…