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March 12, 2016 • Chicago Tribune, Ability to Adapt and Adjust Lead March 12, 2016 Chicago Tribune, Ability to adapt and adjust lead to achievement for Cubs' Ben Zobrist http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-ben-zobrist-second-base-cubs-spt-0313-20160312- story.html Chicago Tribune, 'Old-school' thinking takes a beating at Cubs camp http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-free-spirit-cubs-spring-training-spt-0312-20160311- story.html Chicago Tribune, Cubs betting John Lackey can win this year at 'Beat the clock' http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-john-lackey-cubs-spring-training-spt-0312- 20160311-story.html Chicago Tribune, Javier Baez growing comfortable in new role http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-javier-baez-growing-comfortable-in-new-role- 20160311-story.html Chicago Tribune, Friday's recap: Cubs 7, Reds 4 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-gameday-cubs-spring-training-spt-0312-20160311- story.html Chicago Sun-Times, Juan Perez brings a different kind of depth to Cubs outfield http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/juan-perez-brings-a-different-kind-of-depth-to-cubs-outfield/ Chicago Sun-Times, Cubs 7, Reds 4: game notes from Lackey’s Cubs debut http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-7-reds-4-game-notes-from-lackeys-cubs-debut/ Chicago Sun-Times, Maddon says Lester’s yips are treatable, even if not curable http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/maddon-says-lester-yips-are-treatable-even-if-theyre-not-curable/ Chicago Sun-Times, Maddon nixes Schwarber’s plan to play Saturday; maybe Sunday http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-kyle-schwarber-knee-plans-to-play-saturday/ Cubs.com, Rizzo, country star Eldredge a Snapchat force http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/167147376/anthony-rizzo-meets-music-star-brett-eldredge Cubs.com, To Maddon, Lackey improving with age http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/167154452/cubs-john-lackey-getting-better-as-he-ages Cubs.com, Maddon on Lester: 'I can't be more excited' http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/167154958/cubs-joe-maddon-excited-about-jon-lester Cubs.com, Schwarber resting knee until at least Sunday http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/167051662/cubs-kyle-schwarber-out-until-at-least-sunday Cubs.com, Rizzo, Montero back Lackey's spring debut http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/167132704/anthony-rizzo-miguel-montero-back-john-lackey Cubs.com, Revenge of the nerds? Just evolution, Maddon says http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/167085744/cubs-joe-maddon-responds-to-goose-gossage ESPNChicago.com, Matt Murton hopes to complete rare return trip from Japan to majors http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/springtraining_mattmurton/matt-murton-hopes-complete-rare-return- trip-japan-majors CSNChicago.com, How Cubs plan to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump for young players in 2016 http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/how-cubs-plan-avoid-dreaded-sophomore-slump-young-players-2016 -- Tribune Ability to adapt and adjust lead to achievement for Cubs' Ben Zobrist Mark Gonzales Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer recalled how much he and his former fellow Red Sox executives liked Ben Zobrist. Just not enough to select him in the 2004 draft before the Astros picked him in the sixth round as a 23-year-old shortstop out of Dallas Baptist. "We made a mistake of thinking he was older, so we discounted him for that," Hoyer recalled. Even Zobrist didn't dream his career would be as long and productive as it already has been. "I didn't think I'd be getting a contract at 34," said Zobrist, who the Cubs expect to be their regular second baseman this season. "That wasn't in my mind. A lot of times if you stay in the present and focus on getting the most out of yourself today, then things work out the way they're supposed to." Thanks to a willingness to adjust his swing, a commitment to play multiple positions and a subtle willingness to speak his mind, Zobrist put himself in position to win another World Series when he signed a four-year, $56 million contract with the Cubs last December. "There's a real strength to his calmness," said Cubs manager Joe Maddon, whose utilization of the versatile Zobrist helped him blossom with the Rays. Here's a look at the three components that helped advance Zobrist's career: Power: Maddon recalled Zobrist, who the Rays obtained from the Astros organization in 2006, as primarily a line- drive hitter at first. The Rays hitting coach then, Steve Henderson, sought more power from him to take advantage of his 6-foot-3 frame. Zobrist allowed swing mechanic Jaime Cevallos to examine his technique and Dallas Baptist coach Dan Heefner to teach him about kinetic change. "(Cevallos) believes in the positions of the hitting stance, and he really believes in specific positions," Zobrist said. For his part, Heefner taught Zobrist how to generate power from his legs while staying on a plane with the ball. "Those things, combined with changing my approach at the plate and being more aggressive, enabled me to start hitting for a lot more power," Zobrist said. Zobrist came up to the majors to stay midway through the 2008 season and hit a home run in three consecutive games. He finished the season with 12 homers in just 198 at-bats. In his first full big-league season the next year he had a real power surge with a career-high 27 homers along with 28 doubles. "All of a sudden he became a Zorilla," Maddon said. His home run totals have gone down, though he hit 20 in both 2011 and '12, but starting in 2009 he has averaged 35.4 doubles per season with a high of 46 in 2011. Zobrist hit two home runs in the 2015 American League Championship Series and then hit four doubles to help lead the Royals to the World Series title. "Ben gave us more than a little extra kick," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He made our lineup almost perfect." Versatility: Maddon took advantage of Zobrist's athleticism from the start. Now, while Zobrist has started 551 games at second base, 254 in right field and 196 at shortstop in his career, he also has started at the other two outfield positions, third base and first base. Zobrist says it always was assumed that if you came up as a shortstop you should stay there. "But if you're an athlete (and the) team you're on needs an athlete who can hit somewhere, you're going to find a way to do it as long as you're flexible and willing to re-program yourself," he said. "These guys all have the mentality to do that. It's a mindset, but you have to be an athlete, and there are plenty of athletes in here." A's manager Bob Melvin appreciated Zobrist's unselfishness during their half season together in 2015. "We played him some in left," Melvin said. "That's where the need was after Coco (Crisp) got hurt. Wherever you want him, he'll play there." Leadership: Maddon and Melvin both noticed immediately that Zobrist isn't afraid to express his opinions. "If there's something he feels needs to be addressed, whether it's personally or among a small group, he'll do that," Melvin said. In one of the first Cubs workouts last month, Zobrist expressed his preferences on double-play feeds with shortstop Addison Russell. "If he would have come here nonchalantly and not really given me anything to work with, that would be a different story," Russell said. "But he came in and let it be known what he likes and doesn't like, and he knows himself as well. So that's even better." And so is the chance for another World Series ring after a decade of improving his overall game. "I wasn't dogmatically committed to baseball, in [and] of itself," Zobrist said. "But it has led to me to where it's a successful career and allowed me to do pretty much what I want to do post-career. I couldn't be more thankful for the situation I've been put in." -- Tribune 'Old-school' thinking takes a beating at Cubs camp Paul Sullivan If Hall of Famer Goose Gossage doesn't like theatrics or nerds in baseball, as he loudly proclaimed at Yankees camp this week, he should spend a day at Cubs camp. Every morning there's something wacky going on during the team stretch, whether it's karaoke, a guitar player or some Cubs personnel dressed up in crazy costumes climbing out of a van playing disco music. And when it comes to revenge of the nerds, the Cubs are so stat-oriented manager Joe Maddon calls his numbers- crunchers "the geeks." Old school is out of the question here. This is definitely not your grandfather's Cubs. "We get caught up in making comparisons and not realizing the group that grew up 20 years ago was considered this 'new age, new rock 'n roll, new school' thing compared to the guys that existed 20 years before that," Maddon said. "I've really thought a lot about this obviously because I've always been attacked for new methods. And I try to think about it and my conclusion is every 20-25 years the group that shows up then is viewed as being less tough, less macho than the group that existed 20-25 years before that … and that group has to understand the group before that thought those guys weren't so tough.
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