For all its oft-mentioned flaws, one of Marquee Sports Network’s greatest attributes is the in-depth access it grants to Cubs players and coaches during workouts and games. The “Mic’d Up” segments provide insight that wouldn’t otherwise be available even to reporters, especially when it comes to spring training conversations like those between Tommy Hottovy and his new starting pitchers.
A lot of the video shared on Twitter was just the pitching coach goofing off and lightening the mood, but his work with Zach Davies and Trevor Williams was quite notable. Though both pitchers are known commodities from their time in the NL Central, Cubs fans are going to see much more of them this year than ever before and will surely learn a lot more along the way.