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Here’s Cub Tracks News and Notes. As always, * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. (In the comments section, use @ before and after your remarks @ to produce sarcasm font. In the text body. It doesn’t work in the headlines.)

• Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): The OTHER reason behind the new bigger bases at Triple-A? Improving replay BS. “No matter which way you fall on this, you might not need to worry much longer.”
• Matt Snyder (CBS Sports*): Cubs 2021 season preview: Projected lineup, rotation and three questions with core close to free agency. “... this season is very likely the end of the road for the lingering vestiges of the championship core.”
• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Kyle Hendricks’ trip at 1B reignites DH discussion. “Scare turns into amusing moment, but Cubs’ skipper rethinking previous stance.”
• Russell Dorsey (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Hendricks wastes no time making fun of himself after baserunning blooper. “First base must have moved on me or something since the last time I was over there,” he said.
• Meghan Montemurro (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Brandon Workman wants to put a miserable 2020 season behind him: ‘I feel like I’ve done the work to be where I need to be,’ the new Chicago Cubs reliever says. “The Cubs believe they can fix Workman’s mechanical issues to get him rolling.”
• Sahadev Sharma (The Athletic {$}): Willson Contreras is no longer the student as he quietly emerges as a team leader. “I’ve talked to him a little bit about workload already,” Ross said.
• Maddie Lee (NBC Sports Chicago*): Why Ross wants to ‘bubble wrap’ Contreras. “The next couple weeks will be a fine balance between maintaining the rhythm he’s in and keeping him healthy.” Russell Dorsey addresses this.
• Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): How Cubs’ latest spring cuts crystalize catching situation. “Welcome to The Show, P.J. Higgins?”
• Tony Gill (NBC Sports Chicago*): Podcast: Anthony Rizzo interview on Cubs career, future. [AUDIO].
• Gordon Wittenmyer (NBC Sports Chicago*): How Cubs might find room for both Nico Hoerner, Eric Sogard on roster. “Jed Hoyer called the second base/infield mix perhaps the most challenging puzzle to assemble this spring.”
• Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Say this for Kris Bryant: The hype, fame and Cubs rumors have not changed him. “I think the only thing that has really changed is I grew a beard,” Bryant said.
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