Pitchers and catchers report to their spring training camps in Arizona and Florida this week, with the rest of the team reporting 5 days later. This is an exciting time for baseball fans, since theoretically, every team has a chance to make it to the playoffs and even the World Series. But, of course, the reality is often quite different. I now have an online subscription to the Chicago Tribune, and yesterday's paper had articles about both my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, and their North Side rivals, the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were considering signing high-profile free agent Alex Bregman to play third base, in hopes of making the playoffs this season, until he signed a 3-year, $120 million contract with the Red Sox. Nevertheless, it sounds like the Cubs have the money to try and make things happen this year. Meanwhile, on the South Side, after losing a major league record 121 games last season, White Sox GM Chris Getz says that last season showed what needed to be done to improve the team, and that they are well on their way to becoming competitive. The White Sox currently have 6 of the top 100 prospects in baseball. And what of my adopted hometown team, the Colorado Rockies? There was not a mention of them in the Denver Post yesterday, and they have made virtually no changes to the team in the off season. Even after two 100 loss seasons in a row, Rockies management is convinced they already have the players they need to compete. I imagine their next press announcement will be that they are selling the Brooklyn Bridge to raise money for the team.
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