Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said his first team meeting in spring training was about baserunning.
"It shows how good a teammate you are by how hard you run the bases because there is a care factor," Schumaker said. "We've preached that from day one."
In fact, in Miami's 7-6 win over the Cubs on Saturday, a baserunning mistake by Chicago's Eric Hosmer proved costly in a two-run, sixth-inning rally that could have grown larger."We took a lot of heat early in the season that we weren't stealing enough bases," Schumaker said. "I think we've showed that we know what we're doing -- being patient, running at the right times and not just running to run because of the new rules.
Steele aside, the Cubs have had some issues in the bullpen and at the fourth and fifth spots in their starting rotation. It's possible the Cubs could soon promote 25-year-old first base prospect Matt Mervis, who last season posted 40 doubles, 36 homers and 119 RBIs at multiple levels in the minors.
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