John Antonoff / for the Sun-Times
When Cubs prospect Ben Brown was in the Phillies system, he’d dreamed of showing up early for major-league camp, setting up in that locker room, stretching next to players he looked up to.
He achieved that dream in spring training this year, a little over six months after his trade from Philadelphia to Chicago. Now, he’s quickly rising up the Cubs organization’s ranks.
“It’s no longer like, ‘Hey, I just want to be on the big league side just to hang out with the guys,’” Brown told the Sun-Times this spring.