Moisés Ballesteros dazzled in the Cactus League, amassing an incredible 1.056 OPS with a pair of homers and 10 runs driven in. He looked comfortable and played within himself during that time.
Forbes has the Cubs worth an even $5 billion, up 9% from last year. They are the 4th most valuable club in baseball, behind the Yankees ($8.5 billion), Dodgers ($7.8 billion), and Red Sox ($5.25 billion.
Offensively, up and down our lineup, one through nine is a tough at-bat. Every single guy can throw a great at-bat at you. And when a team like that puts together quality at-bat after quality at-bat, it really wears a pitcher down.
In Tuesday night's win against the Islanders, Lardis posted his first career multi-point game. He scored once and added two assists. Nazar scored and had an assist. Bertuzzi scored and had an assist. That line was easily the Blackhawks' best.
Alcantara, 23, had a shot at making the big league roster out of Spring Training because of Seiya Suzuki's injury. But, with Michael Conforto making the team and with the Cubs inclined to try to add another infielder, there may not have been a spot for Alcantara.
New Mexico is outscoring opponents by 10.6 points per game with a +370 scoring differential overall. It puts up 81.5 points per game, ranking 54th in college basketball.