"Some guys will be on the team even if they get doubled up in games here. Others won't make the team. If you don't know how to run the bases by the time camp ends, you're not going to be on this team."
"The Cubs were practicing tagging up on balls hit to the outfield, and then the baserunner deciding if they have to tag or go halfway. And Counsell totally lost it. Kevin Alcántara was confused as to whether to tag or go halfway - Counsell went out and just let everyone have it."
During Cubs spring training baserunning drills, manager Craig Counsell became visibly frustrated with prospect Kevin Alcántara's confusion about whether to tag up or go halfway on outfield fly balls. Counsell made clear that some players will make the team despite mistakes in games, while others won't, specifically stating that players who don't master baserunning fundamentals by camp's end won't make the roster. Alcántara's presence in the lineup doesn't definitively indicate his fate, but the incident could complicate his path forward. The expectation is that Alcántara will begin the season in Triple-A while competing against veteran outfielders for eventual roster consideration.
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