You probably noticed that Saturday’s Cubs game against the Angels featured a Los Angeles team with almost all minor leaguers. The reason: Angels major leaguers had departed for L.A., where they played the annual preseason “Freeway Series” against the Dodgers, Sunday, Monday and today.
The same was true for the Royals vs. Cubs game at Sloan Park Sunday. K.C.’s MLB players had departed for Arlington, Texas for a two-game preseason set against the Rangers.
And today, you will see a team of mostly Cubs minor leaguers face the White Sox, as all the Cubs’ MLB players flew to Chicago last night so they’d have two days to get their places in Chicago set up before Thursday’s Opening Day against the Brewers.